Underweight Treatment Of Diet Deficiency: Effect Of Energy Balance And Resistance Training On Body Composition, Body Dimensions, And Strength Variables.

It has been quoted that A man is what he eats. This quotation is apt as the diet supplies the energy need of the body to keep a person healthy. Individuals are classified into various categories based on the weight, height ratio called as Body Mass Index. A person is considered as underweight if his body mass index is less than 18.5 kg / m2. There are innumerable reasons as why an individual is underweight and is a health risk for the person in this catogery. The above problem can be treated by increasing the calorie intake and make a correction in the energy balance. Hence, the main aim of this study is to treat underweight subjects who have diet deficiency by using the combined resistance training with increased food intake. For this study forty, underweight sedentary males from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals aged between 18 to 22 years will be selected based on the body mass index. They will be divided into four equal groups, a combined resistance and required food intake group 1 (n = 10), a combined resistance training with a normal food intake group 2 (n = 10) a required food intake group 3 (n = 10), and normal food intake group 4 (n = 10). The list of the tests for dependent variables will be- Body composition variables (age, body mass, height, body mass index, percent body fat, free fat mass), resistance variables (leg press, leg extension, squat, seated calf raises, chest press, pull down), and body dimensions variables (circumference of calf, thigh, shoulder, chest). The total daily energy requirement will be calculated for group and group before the start of the training program. Total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) will be calculated indirectly in week 1, week 3, and week 6. 1RM (one repetition maximum) test will be assessed for all training groups in seated horizontal calf raises, hip sled, seated chest press, seated shoulder press, back extension, and abdominal crunches. The training program will be for 45 min per session twice a week, for 8 weeks. The training program will be vertical chest press, seated lat pull down, hip sled, leg extension, leg curls, horizontal calf raises, seated shoulder press, seated row, back extension, dips, biceps, squat, bench press, and abdominal crunches. Mean and standard deviation will be calculated for all values using SPSS version 16.0 software. The independent t test, paired t-test, ANCOVA and post hoc tukeys test will be used for analysis of the data and the level of significance will be set at 0.05. The results of the study along with conclusions will be ascertained in the best interest of the profession.