Scott B Going

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Scott B Going

Director, School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Professor, Public Health
Professor, Physiology
Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Primary Department
Nutritional Sciences
Department Affiliations
Nutritional Sciences
Contact
(520) 626-3432
going@arizona.edu

Work Summary

Scott Going is an expert in models and methods for assessment of changes in body composition during growth, and with aging, and is currently investigating the effects of chronic exercise versus hormone replacement therapy on bone, soft tissue composition and muscle strength in postmenopausal women, as well as the role of exercise in obesity prevention in children.

Research Interest

Current projects include:The Bone, Estrogen and Strength Training (BEST) study, a randomized prospective study of the effects of hormone replacement therapy on bone mineral density, soft tissue composition, and muscle strength in postmenopausal women (National Institutes of Health). The Profile-based Internet-linked Obesity Treatment study (PILOT), a randomized study of internet support for weight maintenance after weight loss in peri-menopausal women (National Institutes of Health). The Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) study, a multi-center, school-based activity trial designed to prevent the usual decline in physical activity in adolescent girls (National Institutes of Health). The Adequate Calcium Today (ACT) study, a randomized multi-center study of a behavioral intervention to promote healthy eating, calcium intake and bone development in adolescent girls (United States Department of Agriculture). The Healthy Weight in Adolescents study, a randomized, multi-center study of the effects of a science-based curriculum focused on concepts of energy balance on body weight and composition in adolescent boys and girls (United States Department of Agriculture). The KNEE study, a randomized clinical trial of the effects of resistance exercise on disease progression, pain, and functional capacity in osteoarthritis patients (National Institutes of Health). The STRONG study, a randomized clinical trial of the effects of resistance exercise and Remicaid on disease progression, pain, muscle strength and functional capacity in rheumatoid arthritis patients (Centocor, Inc.). Partners for Healthy Active Children, Campañeros Para Niños Sano y Actives, designed to create and implement research-based physical education and nutrition curricula at YMCA after-school programs and Sunnyside District elementary schools, in alignment with the State o Arizona , Health and Physical Activity standards (Carol M. White Physical Education Program CFDA #84.215F). Longitudinal Changes in Hip Geometry, an observational and experimental cohort study of changes in muscle mass, hip structural parameters and hip bone strength in middle-aged and older women in the Women's Healthy Initiative study (National Institutes of Health).

Publications

Misner, J. E., Massey, B. H., Going, S. B., Bemben, M. G., & Ball, T. E. (1990). Sex differences in static strength and fatigability in three different muscle groups.. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 61(3), 238-242.

PMID: 2097679;Abstract:

Maximal voluntary static muscle force production was assessed both in strength trials and during 2-min contractions by three muscle groups (right-hand finger flexors [RHF], right-leg extensors [RLE], and both leg extensors [BLE]) in young males (n = 13) and females (n = 14). There was a significant difference (p less than .01) between males and females for RHF strength and BLE strength but no significant difference between sexes for RLE strength. During the 2-min task, impulse (force x time) declined significantly (p less than .001) and there was a significant difference (p less than .001) between muscle groups, but there was no difference between sexes. There was a significant (p less than .05) sex x time interaction for the impulse values indicating that the fatigability was greater in males than females.

Farr, J., Van, L. M., Lohman, T., & Going, S. (2012). Lower physical activity is associated with skeletal muscle fat content in girls. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 44(7), 1375-81.
Tomás, R., Lee, V., & Going, S. (2011). The use of vibration exercise in clinical populations. ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal, 15(6), 25-31.

Abstract:

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe whole body vibration exercise. Understand the rationale for the use of vibration exercise. Understand current evidence in support of vibration exercise in clinical populations. Understand the basic guidelines for prescription of vibration exercise. Copyright © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Bea, J. W., Howe, C. L., Blew, R. M., Hetherington-Rauth, M., & Going, S. B. (2017). Resistance training effects on metabolic function among youth: A systematic review. Pediatric Exercise Science, 0(0), 1-42. doi:10.1123/pes.2016-0143

[E-pub ahead of print]

Hetherington-Rauth, M. C., Bea, J. W., Blew, R., Lee, V., Funk, J. L., Going, S. B., & Lohman, T. G. (2017). Comparison of direct measures of adiposity with indirect measures for predicting cardiometabolic risk factors in preadolescent girls. Nutrition Journal.

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