Participate in a FREE Workout Program and be Part of a Research!

Elite Wellness recruitment poster: 'Participants Wanted' for a supervised resistance training study; smiling trainer on the right with contact details at bottom.

You are invited to participate in our research study, The Effects of Unilateral Versus Bilateral Resistance Training on Lower-Limb Asymmetry, Dynamic Stability, and Strength in Adolescents. With this study we will be researching if one leg at a time or both legs together is better for improving strength, balance and movement in teenagers.

The study is being conducted by Mckenna Smet, a doctoral candidate in Health and Human Performance at Concordia University Chicago, and all testing and training sessions will take place at Elite Wellness Performance & Recovery located at 44427 Atwater Dr. Suite 130 Ashburn, VA 20147 Ashburn, VA.

PROCESS AND PARTICIPATION

  • No Cost to participate

  • Rolling Admission

  • Assessment: One baseline testing session (you will receive a report)

  • Duration: A 12-week supervised resistance training program

  • Frequency: Two training sessions per week (approximately 35-45 minutes each) with a minimum of 48 hours between each session

  • Scheduling: Individual sessions with flexible scheduling

  • Exercises: Leg press, leg extension, leg curl

  • Results: One post-intervention testing session (you will receive a report)

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Age group: 13 – 18

  • Able to participate in physical activity without restrictions

  • NO history of lower-extremity surgery

  • NO current lower-body injuries

  • NO diagnosed neurological, muscular, or connective tissue disorder

  • NO medical condition that would make exercise testing or strength training unsafe

  • Have NOT participated OR do not plan to participate in consistent structured lower-body strength training in the past 8 weeks

APPLICATION

To determine eligibility, please complete the PDF forms below and email them back as an attachment to crf_smetm@cuchicago.edu

1- Study-Specific Eligibility Questionnaire

2- PAR-Q+

Signed Consent Forms will be required at the first appointment.

IRB STUDY #2440555-1
This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at Concordia University Chicago.

If you have additional questions, please call or send a text to 703-944-2626.