IntroductionMany studies have shown that resistance training improves strength and many other aspects in the elderly population. Although the literature covers a wide variety of these theories, this review will focus on the major themes that emerge repeatedly throughout the literature reviewed. These themes are: high intensity resistance training improves muscle mass, strength and hypertrophy, muscle hypertrophy was due to increased type I and II fibers and gains in muscle mass and strength were slightly more or less the same for men and women, but the There was an overall increase in strength adaptations (Williams & Stewart, 2009). Although this literature presents these themes in varied contexts, this article will primarily focus on the effect of resistance training on the elderly population in terms of hypertrophy and muscle strength. Human aging is inevitable; it is characterized by a decrease in skeletal muscle mass, accompanied by a decrease in muscle strength (Van Roie, Delecluse, Coudyzer, Boonen and Bautmans, 2013). Resistance exercise has been characterized as an effective treatment strategy to counteract the loss of skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength (Leenders, M., Verdijk, LB, van der Hoeven, L., van Kranenburg, J., Nilwik, R. and van Loon, LJ) (2013). In the study by Kemmler, W. and von Stengel, S. (2013), it was shown that with an exercise frequency of more than two sessions per week at a relatively high intensity, it should be applied to achieve impact. on the musculoskeletal aspect of the body. Even in the very elderly population, there is an increase in muscle mass, strength and functional capacity following resistance training (Leenders et al., 2013).BodyAs we age, there is a progressive loss of muscle ...... middle of paper ......men aged 65 to 75. Gerontology, 42(4), 204-210.Valeria, Z., Renato, G., Luisa, C., Bruno, V., Mauro, Z. and Matteo, C. (2014). Interventions for sarcopenia in older adults. Curr Pharm Des. Van Roie, E., Delecluse, C., Coudyzer, W., Boonen, S. and Bautmans, I. (2013). High versus low external resistance strength training in older adults: effects on muscle volume, muscle strength, and force-velocity characteristics. Exp Gérontol, 48(11), 1351-1361. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.08.010Wieser, M. and Haber, P. (2007). The effects of systematic resistance training in older adults. Int J Sports Med, 28(1), 59-65. doi:10.1055/s-2006-924057Williams, MA and Stewart, KJ (2009). Impact of strength and resistance training on cardiovascular disease risk factors and outcomes in older adults. Clin Geriatr Med, 25(4), 703-714, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2009.07.003