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ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2021

The effect of acute low-load resistance exercise with the addition of blood flow occlusion on muscle function in boys and men.

Alyssa M Bax, Chimerem O Amiaka, Bareket Falk, David A Gabriel, Craig D Tokuno

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Article in European journal of applied physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Alyssa M BaxDepartment of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada.
Chimerem O AmiakaDepartment of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada.
Bareket FalkDepartment of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada.
David A GabrielDepartment of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada.
Craig D TokunoDepartment of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada. ctokuno@brocku.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6420-0699
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN 2019-05851
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn adults, low-load resistance training with blood flow occlusion (BFO) mimics strength increases that occur from high-load training, without the need to experience high mechanical stress. In view of child-adult differences in exercise responses, this study examined whether BFO during exercise elicits differential changes in maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) and electromyographical (EMG) activity in children and adults.

methodsSixteen men (24.4 ± 2.5 years) and 14 boys (10.7 ± 2.0 years) performed low-load resistance exercise (25 repetitions at 35% MVC) of the wrist flexors with and without BFO. MVC wrist flexor force and EMG activity of the flexor carpi radialis (FCR) were obtained at the beginning and end of the exercise.

resultsBoth groups demonstrated a larger decrease in MVC force following BFO (- 18.6 ± 12.5%) than the control (without BFO) condition (- 6.2 ± 15.0%; p < 0.001). Whereas the men's EMG amplitude increased 16.3 ± 20.5% (p = 0.005) during BFO, the boys' EMG amplitude did not change over time or between conditions. In both groups, the mean power frequency (MPF) of the EMG signal decreased more during BFO (- 20.1 ± 9.6%; p < 0.001) than the control condition (- 5.6 ± 9.7%; p = 0.002).

conclusionsLow-load exercise with BFO resulted in similar neuromuscular responses between boys and men, except for an observed increase in the EMG amplitude in men but not boys. While this result might suggest that men relied on a greater activation of higher-threshold motor units during BFO, it does not explain why there were similar decreases in MPF between groups. Therefore, it remains unclear whether the effectiveness of BFO training is similar for children and adults.

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Resistance TrainingChildConstrictionHumansMaleMuscle ContractionMuscle, SkeletalRegional Blood FlowYoung AdultBlood flow occlusionChildrenElectromyographyResistance exerciseStrength

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