ArticleOpen access journal of sports medicine2013
Double-leg isometric exercise training in older men.
Article in Open access journal of sports medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06282302 (Effect of Isometric and Aerobic Physical Exercise on Blood Pressure Levels in Hypertensive Elderly People), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Isometric and Aerobic Physical Exercise on Blood Pressure Levels in Hypertensive Elderly People: Randomized Clinical Trial
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of isometric training based on the entire population on blood pressure regulation: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Acute Blood Pressure Response to Different Types of Isometric Exercise: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Pooled it
- The effectiveness and safety of isometric resistance training for adults with high blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2021Pooled it
- Isometric exercise training for blood pressure management: a systematic review and meta-analysis to optimize benefit.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2016Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Effects of a 4-Week Multi-Exercise Isometric Resistance Training Programme on Resting and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Normotensive Adults.European journal of sport science · 2026Trial
- Impact of body mass index on blood pressure and cardiovascular adaptation to isometric exercise training.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- The implementation of a home-based isometric wall squat intervention using ratings of perceived exertion to select and control exercise intensity: a pilot study in normotensive and pre-hypertensive adults.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Trial
- Efficacy and Cost-Effective Treatment of Isometric Resistance Training for Blood Pressure Control: A Narrative Review in Healthy Individuals and People with Cardiovascular Diseases.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Efficacy and moderators of isometric resistance training (IRT) on resting blood pressure among patients with pre- to established hypertension: a multilevel meta-review and regression analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Post-Exercise Hypotension Induced by a Short Isometric Exercise Session Versus Combined Exercise in Hypertensive Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease: A Pilot Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Isometric Exercise Training and Arterial Hypertension: An Updated Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- Effects of a maintenance period on ambulatory blood pressure and morning blood pressure surge in young normotensives post isometric training.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- An evidence-based guide to the efficacy and safety of isometric resistance training in hypertension and clinical implications.Clinical hypertension · 2023Review
- The Comparative Effect of Different Timings of Whole Body Cryotherapy Treatment With Cold Water Immersion for Post-Exercise Recovery.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- The Effect of Repetitive Whole Body Cryotherapy Treatment on Adaptations to a Strength and Endurance Training Programme in Physically Active Males.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Effects of isometric resistance training and detraining on ambulatory blood pressure and morning blood pressure surge in young normotensives.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Validity and reliability of RPE as a measure of intensity during isometric wall squat exercise.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2021Article
- The Effects of Age and Body Fat Content on Post-Downhill Run Recovery Following Whole Body Cryotherapy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Validity and reliability of the 'Isometric Exercise Scale' (IES) for measuring ratings of perceived exertion during continuous isometric exercise.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Double-leg isometric training has been demonstrated to reduce resting blood pressure in young men when using electromyographic activity (EMG) to regulate exercise intensity. This study assessed this training method in healthy older (45-60 years.) men. Initially, 35 older men performed an incremental isometric exercise test to determine the linearity of the heart rate versus percentage peak EMG (%EMGpeak) and systolic blood pressure versus %EMGpeak relationship. Thereafter, 20 participants were allocated to a training or control group. The training group performed three double-leg isometric sessions per week for 8 weeks, at 85% of peak heart rate. The training resulted in a significant reduction in resting systolic (11 ± 8 mmHg, P < 0.05) and mean arterial (5 ± 7 mmHg, P < 0.05) blood pressure. There was no significant change in resting systolic blood pressure for the control group or diastolic blood pressure in either group (all P > 0.05). These findings show that this training method, used previously in young men, is also effective in reducing resting systolic and mean arterial blood pressure in older men.
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