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Table 3 Resistance Training Alone Program

From: The lung cancer exercise training study: a randomized trial of aerobic training, resistance training, or both in postsurgical lung cancer patients: rationale and design

  

Supervised Resistance Training

Training Phase

Week

Weekly Sessions

Sets, n

Repetitions, n

Weight, maximum repetitions

Introductory

0-4

2-3

1-2

8-12

12

Intermediate

5-8

3

2-3

8-12

12

Maintenance

9-16

3

3

8-10

10

  1. *Weeks intervals shown are goals and may vary for individual patients; All exercise sessions must be performed in a supervised setting.