Fig. 5.

Insulin responsiveness quantified by euglycemic clamps did not change significantly after 8 or 16 wk of resistance training. Shaded area represents the mean ± 2 SD of the steady-state glucose infusion rate determined in 16 lean but sedentary control subjects from previously published studies. The group of 9 men with the metabolic syndrome did not increase their insulin responsiveness at 8 or 16 wk of training despite increases in strength and aerobic capacity that demonstrated the effectiveness of the training program on changing these 2 parameters.