Research Article

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 3

Group mean changes in resting femoral and brachial artery measures over the 8-week-training period.

GroupArtery MeasuresPre-training mean ± S.D Midtraining mean ± S.D Post-training mean ± S.D

FABF (mL/min) 215.9 ± 39.2219.2 ± 36.6298.0 ± 50.4
HIFMBV (cm/s)7.2 ± 1.17.3 ± 1.37.9 ± 1.0
FMAD (mm)8.1 ± 0.98.2 ± 1.19.1 ± 1.1

FABF (mL/min) 219.8 ± 50.7219.2 ± 50.7224.8 ± 60.7
LOFMBV (cm/s)7.2 ± 1.97.0 ± 1.97.1 ± 1.9
FMAD (mm)7.9 ± 0.57.9 ± 0.57.9 ± 0.4

FABF (mL/min) 214.7 ± 49.2219.1 ± 52.0216.2 ± 48.6
CONFMBV (cm/s)7.1 ± 1.37.2 ± 1.37.0 ± 1.2
FMAD (mm)8.1 ± 0.98.1 ± 1.08.2 ± 0.9

BABF (mL/min) 50.7 ± 19.751.6 ± 19.753.3 ± 21.1
HIBMBV (cm/s)5.9 ± 1.25.8 ± 1.35.8 ± 1.3
BMAD (mm)4.3 ± 0.74.4 ± 0.84.4 ± 0.7

BABF (mL/min) 49.8 ± 11.949.6 ± 13.249.6 ± 12.8
LOBMBV (cm/s)5.8 ± 1.25.9 ± 1.65.9  ± 1.3
BMAD (mm)4.3 ± 0.44.2 ± 0.44.3  ± 0.4

BABF (mL/min) 49.0 ± 23.150.4 ± 23.949.8  ± 24.0
CONBMBV (cm/s)6.1 ± 1.46.1 ± 1.85.9  ± 1.2
BMAD (mm)4.1 ± 0.74.1 ± 0.64.1  ± 0.6

Values are means ± SD (CON group 𝑛 = 1 0 ; LO group 𝑛 = 1 0 ; HI group 𝑛 = 1 0 ). FABF: femoral artery blood flow; FMBV: femoral mean blood velocity; FMAD: femoral mean arterial diameter; BABF: brachial artery blood flow; BMBV: brachial mean blood velocity; BMAD: brachial mean arterial diameter.
* P value < 0.05; P value < 0.01.