Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Effects of a Six-Week Daily Undulating Resistance Training Program on Anthropometric Characteristics, Biochemical Profile and Muscular Strength in an HIV-Seropositive Woman with Lipodystrophy: A Case Study

Abstract

Hugo Ribeiro Zanetti, Leonardo Roever, Lucas Gonçalves da Cruz, Camilo Luís Monteiro Lourenço, Fernando de Freitas Neves, Mário Leon Silva-Vergara and Edmar Lacerda Mendes

To investigate the effects of daily undulating periodization resistance training (DUPRT) program on anthropometric and biochemical profile and muscular strength in an HIV-infected woman with lipodystrophy.

Case report: A 50 year old woman participated in a 6 week DUPRT program. Anthropometric and glycemic profile as well as blood lipid profile pre- and post-DUPRT.

Results: After six weeks, the participant showed increased body lean mass, circumference of arms, thighs and calf, HDL-c, and muscle strength. She also exhibited reduction in fat percentage and fat mass, circumference of neck, chest, waist, abdomen and hip, and levels of fasting glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL-c and HBA1C.

Conclusion: Six weeks of DUPRT improved all evaluated profiles in an HIV-infected patient with lipodystrophy.