• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease does not impair responses to resistance training 

      Mølmen, Knut Sindre; Hammarström, Jens Konrad Daniel; Falch, Gunnar Slettaløkken; Grundtvig, Morten; Koll, Lise; Hanestadhaugen, Marita; Khan, Yusuf; Ahmad, Rafi; Malerbakken, Bente; Lien, Roger; Raastad, Truls; Ellefsen, Stian; Rødølen, Tore Jørgen; Rønnestad, Bent R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: Subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prone to accelerated decay of muscle strength and mass with advancing age. This is believed to be driven by disease-inherent systemic pathophysiologies, ...
    • Superiority of High-Load vs. Low-Load Resistance Training in Military Cadets 

      Øfsteng, Sjur Johansen; Hammarström, Daniel; Knox, Silje; Jøsok, Øyvind; Helkala, Kirsi Marjaana; Koll, Lise; Hanestadhaugen, Marita; Raastad, Truls; Rønnestad, Bent; Ellefsen, Stian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Muscle strength and power are important determinants of soldiers' performance in modern warfare. Here, we compare the efficacy of 22 weeks of whole-body resistance training with high load (HL, 10 repetitions maximum/RM) ...