Resumen de Resistance Circuit Training: Its Application for the Adult Population

Mike Waller, Jason Miller, James C. Hannon

• THE PURPOSE OF THE ARTICLE IS TO FOCUS ON RESISTANCE CIRCUIT TRAINING (RCT) AS A METHOD OF STRENGTH TRAINING FOR THE ADULT POPULATION. HEALTH-FITNESS ADAPTATIONS GAINED FROM RCT INCLUDE IMPROVED V?o2max (MAXIMAL AMOUNT OF OXYGEN CONSUMPTION OF THE BODY DURING EXERCISE) IN CERTAIN CASES, AN INCREASE IN TIME TO EXHAUSTION, A DECREASE IN RESTING BLOOD PRESSURE, INCREASED MUSCULAR STRENGTH, AND CHANGES IN CIRCULATING CHOLESTEROL AND HORMONE CONCENTRATIONS. RCT MAY USE A PERIODIZED OR PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM MODEL IN A CONDENSED FORM TO ACHIEVE HEALTH-FITNESS RESULTS BY THE CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER DETAILING LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM PROGRAM PLANS