ArticleBiology of sport2019
Systematic review of intra-abdominal and intrathoracic pressures initiated by the Valsalva manoeuvre during high-intensity resistance exercises.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Orthostatic-dependent cardiopulmonary responses among trained females during intensity matched resistance exercises in a pilot randomized crossover study.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Resistance Training on Autonomic and Endothelial Function in Persons with Parkinson's Disease.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2024Trial
- Measurement and Interpretation of Intra-Abdominal Pressure During Physical Activity: A Scoping Review.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Clinical examination of musculoskeletal groin pain: a simple protocol for hernia surgeons (Groin-MAP).Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- The Effects of the Abdominal Drawing-In Maneuver on Intra-Abdominal Pressure and Torque During Trunk Rotation.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
- The effect of powerlifting on urinary incontinence in women.Central European journal of urology · 2026Article
- A virtual simulation study of the effects of laparotomy incision location and wound stiffness on abdominal wall mechanics.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Changes of abdominal wall tension across various resistance exercises during maximal and submaximal loads in healthy adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Blood pressure changes during different methods of resistance training in normotensive and stage 1 hypertensive individuals: a repeated measures cross-sectional study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Load-dependent increase in lumbar kyphosis is associated with posterior pelvic tilt during deadlift.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- The Effect of Training Experience on Cardiac Morphology in Resistance Exercise Practitioners: A Study on Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Parameters and Left Atrium Mechanical Functions.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Up for the tackle? The pelvic floor and rugby. A review.European journal of sport science · 2024Review
- Symptomatic duodenal intramural hematoma caused by weight training: a report of two cases.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2024Article
- The Effects of Slow Breathing during Inter-Set Recovery on Power Performance in the Barbell Back Squat.Journal of human kinetics · 2024Article
- STRONGHOLD first-year results of biomechanically calculated abdominal wall repair: a propensity score matching.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Numerical modeling of the abdominal wall biomechanics and experimental analysis for model validation.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Review
- Muscle Strength Identification Based on Isokinetic Testing and Spine Musculoskeletal Modeling.Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.) · 2024Article
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Abstract
The Valsalva manoeuvre, intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) and intrathoracic pressure (ITP) play important roles in resistance training and common daily activities. The purpose of this review is to summarize the ITP and IAP responses to resistance exercises and to determine which exercises elicit the highest or lowest body pressure values under high-intensity resistance exercise. The PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases were searched until November 1, 2018. A combination of the following search terms was used: Valsalva manoeuvre, hold breath, controlled breathing, controlled breath, abdominal pressure, intrathoracic pressure AND weight training, resistance exercise, power lifting. The search process yielded 1125 studies, of which 16 were accepted according to the selection criteria and methodological quality. The highest IAP was recorded during squats (over 200 mmHg) followed by deadlift, slide row and leg press (161-176 mmHg), and the lowest IAP was found during bench press (79±44 mmHg). The highest ITP was elicited by the leg press, deadlift and box lift (105-130 mmHg), which were higher than during the bench press (95±37 mmHg) and slide row (88±32 mmHg). We recommend the bench press and slide row as exercises useful for beginners and individuals with hypertension. Untrained individuals should not use heavy squats, deadlift, box lift and clean exercises until they have undergone progressive adaptation for lifting high loads resulting in high IAP and ITP. The values of IAP and ITP during high-intensity exercise seem to be determined mutually by the position of the human body and the external load.
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