The Claim
Supervised resistance training performed twice weekly for 12 weeks, consisting of 3 sets of 6–8 repetitions of lower limb exercises (squat, leg press, plantar flexion, knee extension, hip abduction), may be associated with improvements in lower limb muscle strength, including maximal hip and knee extension strength and overall one-repetition maximum strength, in women with myotonic dystrophy type 1, with some benefits persisting up to six months after training cessation.
What the research says
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Doing strength training twice a week for three months might help women with myotonic dystrophy type 1 get stronger in their legs — and some of that strength could last even after they stop exercising for up to six months.
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Supervised resistance training performed twice weekly for 12 weeks, consisting of 3 sets of 6-8 repetitions of lower limb exercises (squat, leg press, plantar flexion, knee extension, hip abduction), may be associated with improvements in lower limb muscle strength, including maximal hip and knee extension strength, and overall one-repetition maximum strength in women with myotonic dystrophy type 1, with some benefits persisting up to six months after training cessation.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Resistance training in women with myotonic dystrophy type 1: a multisystemic therapeutic avenue.
The study tested the same exercise program described in the claim and found it improved leg strength in women with myotonic dystrophy, with benefits lasting months after training stopped.
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