To Determine the Effect of Two Methods of Upper and Lower Resistance Training on Inflammatory Markers Levels of C-Reactive protein, Interleukin-6 and Intracellular Adhesion Molecule-1 in Healthy Untrained Women

Inflammation may cause atherosclerosis by various mechanisms. General inflammatory markers are C-reactive protein, pro-inflammatory cytokines and adhesion molecules. This study aimed at examining the effect of 8 weeks of different patterns of resistance training on CRP, IL-6 and ICAM-1 levels in healthy untrained women. 31 healthy untrained women who volunteered to participate in the study completed 8 weeks of training in 3 groups: upper body resistance training, lower body and control. Blood samples were collected before and after training and levels of the mentioned markers were determined. The results of one-way ANOVA for CRP and ICAM-1 showed an insignificant difference among the groups. But there was a significant difference in IL-6 changes between lower body training and control groups. The intergroup and intragroup changes of BMI, BF% and WHR were not significant in all groups. The results showed that among the mentioned inflammatory markers, IL-6 showed a significant difference in response to lower body resistance training. A probable reason is the engagement of the group of bigger muscles. Other inflammatory markers showed similar responses to the two methods of upper and lower resistance training.