Can lifting weights slowly make old tendons stronger?
Effects of Moderate and Heavy Slow Resistance Training on Achilles and Patellar Tendons and Muscles Aponeuroses in Elderly Men
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Older men did slow weight training for 12 weeks, some with lighter weights, some with heavier ones, to see if their tendons got stronger or bigger.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Older men did slow weight training for 12 weeks, some with lighter weights, some with heavier ones, to see if their tendons got stronger or bigger.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 547 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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Létocart AJ, Couppé C, Mabesoone F, Charleux F, Marin F, Dermigny Q, Magnusson SP, Svensson RB, Grosset JF
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In healthy men aged 69–70, 12 weeks of supervised slow resistance training increases the stiffness and elastic properties of the Achilles tendon and the muscle tissue connecting the quadriceps to the knee, but does not change these properties in the tendon below the kneecap or the calf muscle tissue.
In healthy men aged 69–70, both moderate and heavy slow resistance training lead to comparable increases in tendon size and strength after 12 weeks, with no meaningful difference between the two training intensities.
In men aged 69–70, performing supervised slow resistance training three times a week for 12 weeks leads to a small but measurable increase in the thickness of the patellar and Achilles tendons.
In healthy men aged 69–70, performing supervised slow resistance training with moderate to heavy weights for 12 weeks leads to small but measurable increases in the thickness of the patellar and Achilles tendons.
After twelve weeks of controlled, slow strength training, healthy older men show increased force and stress in several leg tendons and connective tissues, with only the Achilles tendon and a part of the thigh muscle's connective tissue becoming stiffer and more resistant to deformation under the same force.