['The purpose of this study was to verify the effects of eight weeks of resistance training (RT) on 24\xa0hour blood pressure (BP) in patients with and without metabolic syndrome (MetS).', "Seventeen women volunteered to participate in this study, 9 with MetS (37.0\u2009±\u20098.7\xa0yrs; body mass 77.3\u2009±\u20099.7\xa0kg; body mass index 30.3\u2009±\u20094.2\xa0kg\u2009·\u2009m(-2)) and 8 without MetS (35.1\u2009±\u20097.2\xa0yrs; body mass 61.3\u2009±\u20098.1\xa0kg; body mass index 24.2\u2009±\u20092.5\xa0kg\u2009·\u2009m(-2)). Individuals were subjected to eight weeks (3 times/week) of whole body RT comprised of one exercise for each main muscle group with three sets of 8-12 repetitions of each subject's maximal load . A rest interval of one minute was allowed between sets and exercises. Twenty-four hour BP was measured by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.", 'Mean and diastolic night-time BP decreased (-3.9\xa0mmHg, p\u2009=\u20090.04; -5.5\xa0mmHg, p\u2009=\u20090.03, respectively) after eight weeks of training in MetS patients. This decrease was observed at 11:00\xa0pm, 02:00\xa0am (only diastolic), 07:00\xa0am, and 6:00\xa0pm. There was no training effect on BP in women without MetS.'] Does resistance training decrease 24-hour blood pressure in women with metabolic syndrome?