Effect of Resistance Training Variable Manipulation in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors.

Effect of Resistance Training Variable Manipulation (Intensity and Volume) on Body Composition, Fatigability and Functional Capacity in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors.

This study intends to evaluate the impact of resistance training variable manipulation (intensity and volume) on body composition, fatigability and functional capacity in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors.

The treatment for breast cancer (chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone therapy) provokes collateral effects,such as muscle mass and strength losses, increase of fat mass, fatigue and disability and reduced quality of life in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors. The resistance training is assumed as a non-pharmacologic interventions in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors. However, it is unclear whether the manipulation of training variables (intensity and volume) maximize the effects of resistance training on body composition, fatigability and functional capacity in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors;
• No supervised or unsupervised exercise at least for six months prior to the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Alcoholics;
• No controlled blood pressure and glucose;
• Presence of myopathies, arthropathies, and neuropathies;
• Presence of muscle, thromboembolic and gastrointestinal disorders, infection diseases.