A periodized training attenuates thigh intermuscular fat and improves muscle quality in patients with knee osteoarthritis: results from a randomized controlled trial.
Aline Castilho de AlmeidaJessica Bianca AilyMaria Gabriela PedrosoGlaucia Helena GonçalvesJonas de Carvalho FelintoRicardo José FerrariCarlos Marcelo PastreStela Marcia MattielloPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2019)
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02761590; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02761590Key Points•Fourteen weeks of periodized circuit training attenuates thigh intermuscular fat in patients with knee osteoarthritis.•Circuit training is as effective as strength training for improving muscle mass, strength, and quality.