Blood Flow Restriction Attenuates Muscle Damage in Resistance Exercise Performed Until Concentric Muscle Failure.

Authors

Victor Magalhães Curty, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, BrazilFollow
Paulo Vinicios Camuzi Zovico, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil.Follow
Rafael Barrera Salgueiro, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, BrazilFollow
Leonardo Carvalho Caldas, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, BrazilFollow
Richard Diego Leite, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, BrazilFollow
Nuno Manuel Frade Souza, Faculty of Estacio de Sa, Vitoria, ES, BrazilFollow
Lucas Guimaraes-Ferreira, Coventry University, Coventry, UKFollow
Valério Garrone Barauna, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, BrazilFollow

Abstract

International Journal of Exercise Science 16(2): 469-481, 2023. The present study aimed to evaluate whether blood flow restriction (BFR) can prevent exercise-induced muscle damage in resistance exercise (RE) performed until concentric muscle failure (CMF). Twenty healthy volunteers (25 ± 4 years, 80.4 ± 11.8 kg, 175 ± 8 cm) performed three sets of unilateral biceps curl exercise (40% of 1RM) with (RE + BFR) and without (RE) BFR until CMF. A third condition was to perform the same number of repetitions as RE + BFR without using BFR (matched). Performing fewer repetitions, RE + BFR caused muscle fatigue post-exercise as high as that caused by RE. In addition, the range of motion, upper arm circumference, pressure pain threshold, and maximal voluntary contraction were immediately affected by our exercise protocol with BFR, returning rapidly to basal values within 24 h, while in RE, muscle damage markers remained elevated until 48 h post-exercise. The same results were observed concerning serum creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase activity. Thus, BFR + RE performed until CMF attenuated muscle damage following similar metabolic stress to RE alone performed until CMF, with less work volume.

Recommended Citation

Curty, Victor Magalhães; Zovico, Paulo Vinicios Camuzi; Salgueiro, Rafael Barrera; Caldas, Leonardo Carvalho; Leite, Richard Diego; Souza, Nuno Manuel Frade; Guimaraes-Ferreira, Lucas; and Barauna, Valério Garrone (2023) "Blood Flow Restriction Attenuates Muscle Damage in Resistance Exercise Performed Until Concentric Muscle Failure.," International Journal of Exercise Science: Vol. 16 : Iss. 2, Pages 469 - 481.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70252/IRZF8928
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijes/vol16/iss2/10