How Various Resistance Training to Muscular Failure Protocols Influence Body Composition, Arterial Compliance and Muscular Strength in Women

Author

Rebekah Danielle Schlatter, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Date of Award

8-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Exercise Science

First Advisor

Murat Karabulut

Second Advisor

Samuel Buchanan

Third Advisor

Ulku Karabulut

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of three distinct rest-pause resistance training protocols on body composition, strength, and cardiovascular health in young adult women.

RESULTS: Nearly all significant changes reflected favorable adaptations in body composition, strength, and cardiovascular health. No significant group main effects were observed (p > 0.05). Significant time main effects occurred across most measures, with condition*time interactions noted for supine aortic SBP (p < 0.02), arm tissue and lean mass (p < 0.01), and leg press 1RM (p < 0.04). Additional interactions in the absence of time main and group main effects were observed for forward pulse height (p < 0.04), supine brachial DBP (p < 0.01), and arm fat mass (p < 0.02).

CONCLUSION: All protocols led to comparable overall improvements, with high-intensity training producing the greatest increases in strength and lean mass. The BFR group demonstrated the most pronounced bone and cardiovascular benefits despite using lower loads.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Schlatter, R. (2025). How various resistance training to muscular failure protocols influence body composition, arterial compliance and muscular strength in women [Master's thesis, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]. ScholarWorks @ UTRGV. https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/1752