Key result
Low intensity resistance exercise with blood flow restriction induced similar post-exercise hypotension for systolic blood pressure compared to traditional resistance exercise.
Why the study?
Does low intensity resistance exercise with blood flow restriction induce similar post-exercise hypotension compared to traditional resistance exercise in trained normotensive individuals?
RCT (n=8)
randomized
Does low intensity resistance exercise with blood flow restriction induce similar post-exercise hypotension compared to traditional resistance exercise in trained normotensive individuals?
Low intensity resistance exercise with blood flow restriction induces similar post-exercise systolic hypotension as traditional high-intensity resistance exercise in trained normotensive men.
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Supports low-intensity BFR as alternative for post-exercise BP lowering in trained normotensives; extends evidence on exercise-induced hypotension beyond high-intensity protocols.
Low intensity resistance exercise (RE) with blood flow restriction (BFR) has gained attention in the literature due to the beneficial effects on functional and morphological variables, similar to those observed during traditional RE without BFR, while the effects of BFR on post-exercise hypotension remain unclear. The aim of the present study was to compare the blood pressure (BP) response of trained normotensive individuals to RE with and without BFR. In this cross-over randomized trial, eight male subjects (23.8 ± 4 years, 74 ± 3 kg, 174 ± 4 cm) completed two exercise protocols: traditional RE (3 x 10 repetitions at 70% one-repetition maximum [1-RM]) and low intensity RE (3 x 15 repetitions at 20% 1-RM) with BFR. Blood pressure measurements were performed after 15 min of seated rest (0), immediately after and 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 40 min, 50 min and 60 min after the experimental sessions. Similar hypotensive effects for systolic BP (SBP) were observed for both protocols (P < 0.05) after exercise, with no differences between groups (P > 0.05) and no statistically significant difference for diastolic BP (P > 0.05). These results suggest that in normotensive trained individuals, both traditional RE and RE with BFR induce hypotension for SBP, which is important to prevent cardiovascular disturbances.
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Mauro et al. (2015) conducted an RCT in normotensive (n=8). Low intensity resistance exercise with blood flow restriction vs. Traditional resistance exercise (3 x 10 repetitions at 70% 1-RM) was evaluated on Blood pressure response (systolic and diastolic) (p=>0.05). Low intensity resistance exercise with blood flow restriction induced similar post-exercise hypotension for systolic blood pressure compared to traditional resistance exercise.
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