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Sarcopenia is directly related to age, a sedentary lifestyle, and poor nutrition. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of 12-week progressive intensity Resistance Training (RT) associated with nutritional advice on the frequency of sarcopenia in older adults. A total of 74 older adults (37 in the intervention group and 37 in the control group), with a mean age of 69.1 \u00b1 6.85 years, were included in the study. The sarcopenia status of the participants was assessed at baseline and after a 12-week intervention. In the intervention group, resistance training combined with nutritional counseling reduced the prevalence of sarcopenia from 35.14% to 0% (p &lt; 0.001). Additionally, participants in the intervention group showed significant improvements in handgrip strength (from 27.70 \u00b1 10.71 to 30.24 \u00b1 10.38 kg), chair stand test performance (from 14.04 \u00b1 3.46 to 11.67 \u00b1 1.80 s), and time up and go test (from 7.49 \u00b1 1.20 to 6.74 \u00b1 0.95 s) (p &lt; 0.05). On the other hand, the control group increased the incidence of sarcopenia (p &lt; 0.001). After 12 weeks, progressive intensity RT associated with nutritional advice proved to be an effective treatment to reverse sarcopenia and help participants remain non-sarcopenic. 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