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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of resistance training and nutritional knowledge on muscle strength and body composition indices of non-athletic female students. 32 non-athlete female students of Islamic Azad University of Rasht. The variables were re-measured after 8 weeks of resistance training. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to check the distribution of data. Furthermore, a correlated t-test was used to compare the variables in the pre-test and post-test (intra-group changes); ANOVA and Tukey post hoc tests were used to compare the changes between the groups. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software at a significant level of p≥0.05. The results of this study showed that muscle strength in training groups was significantly increased; this increase was higher in resistance training group with nutritional knowledge.