Methods
Participants
Seventeen older women (68.0 ± 5.9 years, 71.2 ± 11.7 kg,
1.58 ± 0.07 m) with resistance training experience (3.7 ±
1.8 years) participated in the study. All participants
attended a fully-supervised resistance training program,
with the following characteristics: a) occurred three days
per week, on non-consecutive days, b) included eight
exercises of alternating body segments, including the leg
press, c) included three sets in which participants
achieved at least 70% of 15 maximum repetitions (RM),
and d) had two-minute RI between sets. Inclusion criteria
for participation in the study were: age ≥ 60 years; no
contraindications involving the cardiovascular system