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Effect of multiple set on intramuscular metabolic stress during low-intensity resistance exercise with blood flow restriction

Authors: Tadashi Suga, Koichi Okita, Shingo Takada, Masashi Omokawa, Tomoyasu Kadoguchi, Takashi Yokota, Kagami Hirabayashi, Masashige Takahashi, Noriteru Morita, Masahiro Horiuchi, Shintaro Kinugawa, Hiroyuki Tsutsui

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 11/2012

Abstract

Our previous study reported that intramuscular metabolic stress during low-intensity resistance exercise was significantly enhanced by combining blood flow restriction (BFR); however, they did not reach the levels achieved during high-intensity resistance exercise. That study was performed using a single set of exercise; however, usual resistance exercise consists of multiple sets with rest intervals. Therefore, we investigated the intramuscular metabolic stress during multiple-set BFR exercises, and compared the results with those during multiple-set high-intensity resistance exercise. Twelve healthy young subjects performed 3 sets of 1-min unilateral plantar flexion (30 repetitions) with 1-min intervals under 4 different conditions: low intensity (L, 20 % 1 RM) and high intensity (H, 65 % 1 RM) without BFR, and L with intermittent BFR (IBFR, only during exercise) and with continuous BFR (CBFR, during rest intervals as well as exercise). Intramuscular metabolic stress, defined as intramuscular metabolites and pH, and muscle fiber recruitment were evaluated by ³¹P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The changes of intramuscular metabolites and pH during IBFR were significantly greater than those in L but significantly lower than those in H. By contrast, those changes in CBFR were similar to those in H. Moreover, the fast-twitch fiber recruitment, evaluating by a splitting Pi peak, showed a similar level to H. In conclusion, the multiple sets of low-intensity resistance exercise with continuous BFR could achieve with the same metabolic stress as multiple sets of high-intensity resistance exercise.

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Title: Effect of multiple set on intramuscular metabolic stress during low-intensity resistance exercise with blood flow restriction
Authors: Tadashi Suga
Koichi Okita
Shingo Takada
Masashi Omokawa
Tomoyasu Kadoguchi
Takashi Yokota
Kagami Hirabayashi
Masashige Takahashi
Noriteru Morita
Masahiro Horiuchi
Shintaro Kinugawa
Hiroyuki Tsutsui
Publication date: 01-11-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 11/2012
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-012-2377-x

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