Effects of the Intensity of Leg Isometric Training on the Vasculature of Trained and Untrained Limbs and Resting Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged Men
Table 2
Group mean changes in resting blood pressure and heart rate measures over the 8-week training period.
Group
Pre-training mean ± S.D
Midtraining mean ± S.D
Post-training mean ± S.D
HI
RSBP (mmHg)
138.7 ± 7.0
134.6 ± 8.4
127.9 ± 8.0†
RDBP (mmHg)
78.2 ± 5.5
77.3 ± 5.6
76.6 ± 7.4
RMAP (mmHg)
98.3 ± 5.5
96.4 ± 5.5
93.6 ± 6.6†
RHR (b·m−1)
71.0 ± 7.7
67.9 ± 5.1
66.2 ± 5.4*
LO
RSBP (mmHg)
137.3 ± 5.3
137.8 ± 7.9
136.5 ± 5.9
RDBP (mmHg)
78.3 ± 5.5
80.3 ± 7.6
79.4 ± 5.6
RMAP (mmHg)
97.9 ± 5.2
99.5 ± 6.9
98.4 ± 5.4
RHR (b·m−1)
69.1 ± 5.3
68.6 ± 3.4
68.8 ± 5.4
CON
RSBP (mmHg)
139.1 ± 2.2
139.5 ± 5.4
138.9 ± 4.4
RDBP (mmHg)
78.9 ± 10.3
79.9 ± 6.2
78.8 ± 7.4
RMAP (mmHg)
98.9 ± 7.1
99.8 ± 4.6
98.8 ± 5.0
RHR (b·m−1)
69.0 ± 5.8
69.1 ± 5.7
68.2 ± 5.4
Values are means ± SD (CON group ; LO group ; HI group ). RSBP: resting systolic blood pressure; RDBP: resting diastolic blood pressure; RMAP: mean arterial pressure; RHR: resting heart rate.
*
P value < 0.05; †P value <0.01.
