The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) could prevent depression of the immune system of patients harboring with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), providing increased life expectancy, changing the classification of HIV / AIDS into a chronic illness. However prolonged use of ARTincreases the prevalence of lipodystrophy syndrome (SL), characterized by inadequate distribution of body fat and changes in lipid profile, associated with a significantly increased cardiovascular risk, among others. The practice of strength training (ST) helps in controlling SL, providing improved lipid profile and the quality of life of these patients. However, due to increased cardiovascular risk and physical weakness resulting from SL, the ST with vascular occlusion (STOV) could be a viable alternative training, to use low load (10-30% of maximal work capacity) with similar benefits ST traditional (STT), as already proven in other populations. The STOV is justified by the lower neuromuscular overhead, increasing the number of patients able to participate in this complementary therapy. The objective was to assess the impact of the combined strength training with vascular occlusion on SL and the skeletal muscle tissue in people harboring with HIV/Aids.