Table 3. Neuromuscular measurements before and after 6-weeks of moderate-load (ML) or low-load blood flow restricted (BFR) resistance training. Values are means (±SD).
|
ML |
BFR |
Control |
| Pre |
Post |
d |
Pre |
Post |
d |
Pre |
Post |
d |
| Twitch Torque (Nm) |
43(11) |
42(5) |
-.35 |
55(20) |
55(21) |
.00 |
41(12) |
43(11) |
.17 |
| Doublet Torque (Nm) |
55(11) |
63(9) |
.80 |
75(26) |
79(33) |
.13 |
62(16) |
65(11) |
.22 |
| PAP Torque (Nm) |
67(24) |
66(16) |
-.05 |
85(31) |
90(38) |
.14 |
65(22) |
67(17) |
.10 |
| CAR (%) |
86(9) |
89(8) |
.35 |
97(2) |
95(3) |
-.78 |
93(12) |
93(8) |
.00 |
| TPT (ms) |
50(8) |
56(9) |
.70 |
52(11) |
54(8) |
.21 |
58(16) |
63(20) |
.28 |
| HRT (ms) |
139(54) |
137(58) |
-.04 |
143(46) |
192(68) |
.84 |
125(49) |
104(46) |
-.44 |
ML: moderate-load, BFR: blood flow restricted, d: Cohen’s d, CAR: central activation ratio, PAP: post-activation potentiated doublet torque, TPT: time to peak torque, HRT: half-relaxation time. Pre is at 0 weeks of training and post is after 6 weeks of training.
