Interactive Effects of an Isocaloric High-protein Diet and Resistance Exercise in Untrained Overweight Young Men

Summary

Background: The interactive effects of resistance training and dietary protein on hormonal responses in overweight or obese adults are not clear and remain controversial. Investigators tested the effect of an isocaloric high-protein diet on body composition, ghrelin, and metabolic and hormonal parameters during a 12-week resistance training program in untrained overweight healthy young men.

Methodology: Investigators randomized 18 healthy young males to a standard diet (ST group) or an isocaloric high protein diet (HP group). Subjects in both groups participated in a 12 week-resistance exercise program. Investigators measured body composition, lipid profile, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) indices, total ghrelin, and exercise related hormones at baseline and 12 weeks.

Conditions

• Overweight
• Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

High protein diet, Resistance exercise

The progressive supervised resistance exercise training program was performed by all participants under supervision. They participated in an onsite supervised protocol for 12 weeks (six days per week); weeks 1-4 (Monday - pectorialis major, Tuesday - latissimus dorsi, Wednesday - femoral, Thursday - deltoid, Friday - biceps brachii, Saturday - triceps brachii muscle), weeks 5-8 (Monday and Friday- pectorialis major and triceps brachii, Tuesday and Saturday - latissimus dorsi and biceps brachii, Wednesday and Monday - femoral, Thursday and Tuesday - deltoid muscle), weeks 9-12 (Monday and Thursday - pectorialis major and latissimus dorsi, Tuesday and Friday - femoral and deltoid, Wednesday and Saturday - triceps brachii and biceps brachii muscle).

BEHAVIORAL

Standard diet, Resistance exercise

The progressive supervised resistance exercise training program was performed by all participants under supervision. They participated in an onsite supervised protocol for 12 weeks (six days per week); weeks 1-4 (Monday - pectorialis major, Tuesday - latissimus dorsi, Wednesday - femoral, Thursday - deltoid, Friday - biceps brachii, Saturday - triceps brachii muscle), weeks 5-8 (Monday and Friday- pectorialis major and triceps brachii, Tuesday and Saturday - latissimus dorsi and biceps brachii, Wednesday and Monday - femoral, Thursday and Tuesday - deltoid muscle), weeks 9-12 (Monday and Thursday - pectorialis major and latissimus dorsi, Tuesday and Friday - femoral and deltoid, Wednesday and Saturday - triceps brachii and biceps brachii muscle)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sang Yeoup Lee, MD, PhD · Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

20 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2006-08-31

Primary Completion

2007-03-31

Completion

2007-05-31

Countries

• South Korea

Study Locations