[Strength training, level of muscular strength and functional autonomy in a population of elderly women].

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of muscular strengthening on the level of muscular strength in the neurogenic and myogenic phases and functional autonomy in a population of healthy, sedentary, elderly women.

Material And Methods: The sample was composed of 40 women, randomly divided into an experimental group (n=20; 65.62+/-5.