摘要：Melo BP, Manoel FA, Cruz R, da Silva SF. The Effects of Combined Training on Strength and Aerobic Power in Patients with Cancer. JEPonline 2015;18(4):10-16. Although exercise is considered an effective strategy for mitigating problems caused by cancer, little is known about the effects of combined training (CT) in cancer patients. Six men (68.94 ± 11.79 yrs old, 66.68 ± 7.36 kg, 167 ± 8.02 cm) and 6 women (64.07 ± 11.46 yrs old, 74.70 ± 12.89 kg; 160 ± 10.01 cm) with cancer were subjected to 20 wks of CT (3 d·wk-1). Each session consisted of 40 min of aerobic exercise (60 to 70%) of maximum heart rate and 3 sets of 12 to 15 repetitions at 50 to 60% of 1RM. The VO2 max was estimated by the 1 Mile Walk Test and strength was estimated through 1RM prediction. The Student t-test was used to identify differences between each assessment. Cohen’s D criterion was used to calculate the effect size of the variables in the two moments, adopting the significance level of P<0.05) in strength in the following exercises: chair abductor (58.40 ± 11.90 vs. 73.05 ± 15.00); shoulder press (10.22 ± 5.30 vs. 17.63 ± 6.21); back lat pulldown (21.06 ± 4.99 vs. 27.36 ± 7.60); and peck-deck (32.91 ± 11.11 vs. 46.80 ± 14.58). There was no statistically significant change in VO2 max. Therefore, while the combined training resulted in an improvement in strength, it did not improve the cancer patients’ aerobic capacity.
