Effect of Six Weeks Resistance Training With Different Exercise Order on Serum Interleukin-6 and C - reactive protein in Overweight Women

One of the methods that are used to manipulate resistance training, changes in the sequence of activities. The present study was performed to investigation the effects of resistance training with different exercise order on serum IL-6 and CRP in overweight women (BMI= 25- 30 Kg/m2). 31 overweight students were purposefully selected and then randomized into three groups: The experimental group 1 (n= 10), the experimental group 2 (n= 11) and the control group (n= 10). Resistance training consists of 6 weeks (3 sessions per week). IL-6 and CRP before treatment and again after completion of the training period were measured. Findings using one-way ANOVA revealed no significant differences in the IL- 6 levels between the three groups, but the CRP in the experimental group 2, was seen a significant reduction compared to the experimental group1(p= 0.006) and the control group(p= 0.016). In general, the present findings indicated that small or large muscles group involved in the beginning of the exercise sessions has no effect on the IL-6 response, although, CRP was reduced for small to large exercise order.