• 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, ...
    • Effects of acute and chronic strength training on skeletal muscle autophagy in frail elderly men and women 

      Aas, Sigve Nyvik; Tømmerbakke, Daniel; Godager, Sindre; Nordseth, Martin; Armani, Andrea; Sandri, Marco; Benestad, Haakon Breien; Raastad, Truls (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Aging is associated with alterations in skeletal muscle autophagy, potentially affecting both muscle mass and quality in a negative manner. Strength training with protein supplementation has been reported to improve both ...