The effect of eight-week resistance training on oxidative stress in isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in rats.

Introduction: Although reliable new evidence has identified several advantages of resistance training (ResEx) on cardiac performance, the role of this type of training in protecting the myocardium against ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is not clear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of resistance training on cardioprotection versus IR-induced injury.

Material And Methods: 60-day-old male Wistar rats ( = 24), weighing 220-240 g, were divided into four groups: Resistance Training (ResEx), Isoproterenol (ISO), Resistance Training + Isoproterenol (ResEx + ISO), and control groups ( = 6 for each).