The aging process is associated with declines in the functions of the human
body. In women, changes in functional capacities are noticed after menopause.
However, the practice of Resistance Training (TR) promotes benefits that mitigate
senescent changes. The objective of the study was to evaluate the leg speed from
the addition of plyometric power and elastic resistance training to traditional
resistance training, within the perspective of minimum dose in post-menopausal
women. The sample consisted of 24 women (48-74 years), randomized and divided
into three experimental groups: Traditional Minimum Dose (TRDM), consisting of 09
participants; Elastos (ELST), 07 participant; and PLIOMETRY (PLIO), 08
participants.. The gait speed measurements were taken before and after 10 weeks of
training, for analysis, the Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) model with
Bonferroni post-hoc was used for analysis, performed in the statistical package
SPSS 20.0 with adopted significance of p<0 .05. There was no group*moment
interaction, but effects between moments (p<0.00) and groups (p<0.02) were
presented. For group effects, only post-hoc significance was shown in the
comparison between TRDM and PLIO groups, indicating a greater effect for the
Traditional Minimum Dose Group (TRDM) signaling that adding plyometric power
exercises does not provide additional gains, at least in the variable measured and in
the test used.
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