Cardiovascular response during muscle strengthening training combined with slow resistance training and muscle contraction

Abstract

[Purpose] Differences in cardiovascular response due to the method of muscle strengthening training were examined. [Participants and Methods] The subjects were 24 normal healthy young adults. They performed leg extensions with normal/concentric, normal/eccentric, slow/concentric, slow/eccentric patterns, and blood pressure and heart rate were measured before and after each exercise. [Results] After exercise, systolic blood pressure showed significant differences between normal/concentric and normal/eccentric, normal/concentric and slow/concentric, normal/concentric and slow/eccentric. The heart rate was significantly different between normal/concentric and normal/eccentric, normal/eccentric and slow/concentric, slow/concentric and slow/eccentric. [Conclusion] The results suggest cardiovascular load was high in normal/concentric exercise and low in the combination of normal/concentric and slow/concentric exercises.