%0 Journal Article %A Mohammad Amoli, Sima %A Sadeghi, Heydar %T The Effect of Eight Weeks of Strength Training on Selected Biomechanical Properties of Femur in Old Male Rats %J Journal of Sport Biomechanics %V 3 %N 1 %U http://biomechanics.iauh.ac.ir/article-1-124-en.html %R %D 2017 %K Aging, strength training, Stiffness, Fracture Energy, Maximal load, %X objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of eight weeks of strength training on some chosen biomechanical properties of femur of old male rats. Methods: In this experimental research sixteen old male Wistar rats around Twenty months old were assigned to sedentary control group (n=8) and strength training group (n=8). Strength training group climbed from a ladder for 8 weeks, 4 times per week. Forty eight hours after last session of exercise training, animals were anesthetized and femur bones were removed. Three – point bending test was used to determine bone biomechanical properties. The data was analyzed by independent samples t test (p≥0.05). Results: The results showed that such training would not significantly affect on bone stiffness, fracture energy and maximal load (p>0.05). Conclusion: A possible explanation for this lack of effect can be intensity, type and time of training or the age at which such training states. %> http://biomechanics.iauh.ac.ir/article-1-124-en.pdf %P 47-54 %& 47 %! %9 Research %L A-10-171-1 %+ Department of Sport Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. %G eng %@ 2476-4906 %[ 2017