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J Appl Physiol 98: 2185-2190, 2005. First published January 27, 2005; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.01290.2004
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Endothelial function of young healthy males following whole body resistance training

M. Rakobowchuk,1 C. L. McGowan,1 P. C. de Groot,2 J. W. Hartman,1 S. M. Phillips,1 and M. J. MacDonald1

1Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; and 2Department of Physiology, University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Submitted 16 November 2004 ; accepted in final form 19 January 2005

Given the increasing emphasis on performance of resistance exercise as an essential component of health, we evaluated, using a prospective longitudinal design, the potential for resistance training to affect arterial endothelial function. Twenty-eight men (23 ± 3.9 yr old; mean ± SE) engaged in 12 wk of whole body resistance training five times per week using a repeating split-body 3-day cycle. Brachial endothelial function was measured using occlusion cuff-induced flow-mediated dilation. After occlusion of the forearm for 4.5 min, brachial artery dilation and postocclusion blood flow was measured continuously for 15 and 70 s, respectively. Peak and 10-s postocclusion blood flow, shear rate, and brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (relative and normalized to shear rate) were measured pretraining (Pre), at 6 wk of training (Mid), and at 13 wk of training (Post). Results indicated an increase of mean brachial artery diameter by Mid and Post vs. Pre. Peak and 10-s postocclusion blood flow increased by Mid and remained elevated at Post; however, shear rates were not different at any time point. Relative and normalized flow-mediated dilation was also not different at any time point. This study is the first to show that peripheral arterial remodeling does occur with resistance training in healthy young men. In addition, the increase in postocclusion blood flow may indicate improved resistance vessel function. However, unlike studies involving endurance training, flow-mediated dilation did not increase with resistance training. Thus arterial adaptations with high-pressure loads, such as those experienced during resistance exercise, may be quite different compared with endurance training.

vascular remodeling; blood flow



Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: M. J. MacDonald, Dept. of Kinesiology, Ivor Wynne Centre, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1 (E-mail: macdonmj{at}mcmaster.ca)




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