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Comparisons between low-intensity resistance training with blood flow restriction and high-intensity resistance training on quadriceps muscle mass and strength in elderly [with consumer summary] |
Vechin FC, Libardi CA, Conceicao MS, Damas FR, Lixandrao ME, Berton RPB, Tricoli VAA, Roschel HA, Cavaglieri CR, Chacon-Mikahil MPT, Ugrinowitsch C |
Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research 2015 Apr;29(4):1071-1076 |
clinical trial |
4/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed* |
High-intensity resistance training (HRT) has been recommended to offset age-related loss in muscle strength and mass. However, part of the elderly population is often unable to exercise at high intensities. Alternatively, low-intensity resistance training with blood flow restriction (LRT-BFR) has emerged. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of LRT-BFR and HRT on quadriceps muscle strength and mass in elderly. Twenty-three elderly individuals, 14 men and 9 women (age 64.04 +/- 3.81 years; weight 72.55 +/- 16.52 kg; height 163 +/- 11 cm), undertook 12 weeks of training. Subjects were ranked according to their pretraining quadriceps cross-sectional area (CSA) values and then randomly allocated into one of the following groups: (a) control group, (b) HRT: 4x10 repetitions, 70 to 80% one repetition maximum (1RM), and (c) LRT-BFR: 4 sets (1x30 and 3x15 repetitions), 20 to 30% 1RM. The occlusion pressure was set at 50% of maximum tibial arterial pressure and sustained during the whole training session. Leg press 1RM and quadriceps CSA were evaluated at before and after training. A mixed-model analysis was performed, and the significance level was set at p < 0.05. Both training regimes were effective in increasing pre- to post-training leg press 1RM (HRT about 54%, p < 0.001; LRT-BFR about 17%, p = 0.067) and quadriceps CSA (HRT 7.9%, p < 0.001; LRT-BFR 6.6%, p < 0.001); however, HRT seems to induce greater strength gains. In summary, LRT-BFR constitutes an important surrogate approach to HRT as an effective training method to induce gains in muscle strength and mass in elderly.
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