Table 3. Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) in bench press exercise during different protocols. Data are means (±SD).
|
Baseline |
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
| CP |
117.5 (6.5) |
132.5 (11.3) * |
148.3 (14.0) * ‡ |
147.5 (14.8) * ‡ |
| DP5 |
120.4 (2.5) |
134.5 (8.3) * |
143.3 (6.1) * ‡ |
145.0 (9.0) * ‡ |
| DP15 |
116.6 (4.9) |
133.7 (9.3) * |
141.6 (8.3) * ‡ |
144.5 (13.3) * ‡ |
CP ± continuous protocols, DP5 ± discontinuous protocol with a 5-second pause between the fifth and sixth repetition, DP15 ± discontinuous protocol with a 15-second pause between the fifth and sixth repetition.* p < 0.05 vs baseline;‡ p < 0.05 vs 1 set.
