Postexercise hypotension and autonomic modulation response after full versus split body resistance exercise in trained men

Fig. 1. Experimental design. BP, blood pressure; HRV, heart rate variability; FB, full body condition, 18 sets at 65% of 1RM, 90 sec of rest; LB, lower body condition, 18 sets at 65% of 1RM, 90 sec of rest; UB, upper body condition, 18 sets at 65% of 1RM, 90 sec of rest.

Fig. 2. Comparison of systolic, diastolic, and mean blood pressure delta (post-30 minus rest) during recovery. Values are expressed as mean±standard deviation. (A) Systolic blood pressure. (B) Diastolic blood pressure. (C) Mean blood pressure. *Statistically significant differences between full and upper body conditions. #Statistically significant differences between full and lower body conditions.

Fig. 3. Comparison of heart rate variability in the three experimental conditions. (A) The root mean square of successive differences between normal intervals (RMSSD) of consecutive cardiac beats, (B) the standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN), (C) high frequency (HF), (D) low frequency (LF), nu, normalized units. a)All condition were significantly different from rest. b)All condition were significantly different from postexercise. c)All condition were significantly different from post-10.