The Effects of Two Different Methods of Concurrent Training on Body Composition, Aerobic Power and Muscular Endurance

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two different methods of concurrent training on body composition, aerobic power and muscular endurance. The volunteers performed aerobic and resistance training as two different methods of concurrent distinct endurance-resistance (CDER) and concurrent parallel endurance-resistance (CPER) for 12 weeks. The control group performed no regular exercise during this period. Body fat significantly reduced in both CDER and CPER after 12 weeks of training, compared to the control group (p<0.05). During the post training session, pull-up and sit-up records in both CDER and CPER were significantly higher than in the pre-training session and in the CDER group was higher than that in the CPER group (p<0.05). Moreover, VO2max significantly increased after 12 weeks, during which time the CDER group showed a higher increase in VO2max as compared with the CPER group (p <0.05). These results indicated that concurrent distinct endurance-resistance is more effective in improving aerobic power, while concurrent parallel endurance-resistance may be useful for improving body composition and muscular endurance