Effect of One Session of Muscle Blood Flow Restriction Training Versus Normal Training on Blood Lactate Level

Overview

Journal Prog Rehabil Med

Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine

Date 2024 May 2

PMID 38694443

Authors

Hiroji Fukuta

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Abstract

Objectives: Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) is useful for improving muscle strength. However, it involves a long training time and is unsuitable for vigorous exercise. Muscle blood flow restriction training (MBFRT), which uses multiple parallel pneumatic cuffs (MPCs) to compress large areas of the extremities and restrict blood flow, was subsequently developed to address these issues. This study compared the effects of MBFRT with normal training (NT).

Methods: Ten healthy adults underwent low-intensity MBFRT. MPC pressure was increased to 200 mmHg just before training. The exercise was a bodyweight half-squat. Three sets of 30 squats were performed. Two weeks later, the participants underwent NT with the same exercise. Blood lactate levels were measured before the start of training and at 1 and 5 min after training. The Borg index was also measured at the end of the training.

Results: The blood lactate level was elevated at 1 min after MBFRT and NT. The elevated blood lactate level was maintained at 5 min after MBFRT, whereas the lactate level was significantly decreased at 5 min after NT. The Borg index at the end of the training was significantly higher in MBFRT than in NT.

Conclusions: Lactic acid accumulates in the muscles during low-intensity MBFRT, thereby initiating type II fiber activity.

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