Cross-Sectional
No evidence to guide practice; leaves open cardiovascular effects of strength exercise in middle-aged women.
Strength Training is increasingly popular and is studied for its efficacy in increasing muscular power and endurance. It has been claimed that cardiovascular responses are related to the muscle mass involved during execution, but some studies do not confirm these findings. We analyzed the behavior of heart rate, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, and double product in middle-aged women while performing exercises for two muscle groups with different volumes: elbow flexors (small mass) and knee extensors (large mass).
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Pedreiro et al. (2016) reported a cross-sectional. Strength exercise for knee extensors (large mass) vs. Strength exercise for elbow flexors (small mass) was evaluated on Heart rate, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, and double product.
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