Research article - (2024)23, 114 - 125
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52082/jssm.2024.114
Effect of High-Intensity Interval Exercise versus Continuous Low-Intensity Aerobic Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction on Psychophysiological Responses: A Randomized Crossover Study
Victor S. de Queiros1,, Nicholas Rolnick2, Angelo Sabag3, Phelipe Wilde1, Thiago Peçanha4, Rodrigo Ramalho Aniceto5, Roberto Felipe Câmara Rocha6, Douglas Z. Delgado7, Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinôco Cabral7, Paulo Moreira Silva Dantas1,7
1Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal-RN, Brazil
2The Human Performance Mechanic, CUNY Lehman College, New York, USA
3Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
4Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
5Study and Research Group in Biomechanics and Psychophysiology of Exercise, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte, Currais Novos-RN, Brazil
6Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal-RN, Brazil
7Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal-RN, Brazil

Victor S. de Queiros
✉ Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal-RN, Brazil
Email: victor.sabino.121@ufrn.edu.br
Received: 06-12-2023 -- Accepted: 09-01-2024
Published (online): 01-03-2024

ABSTRACT

This study compared the effect of continuous low-intensity aerobic exercise with blood flow restriction (LI-AE-BFR) versus high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE), matching total external mechanical work between conditions, on perceptual (exertion, pain, affective and pleasure) and physiological responses (heart rate [HR], blood lactate [BL] and muscle fatigue). Ten healthy untrained men (25.6 ± 3.78 years old; 75.02 ± 12.02 kg; 172.2 ± 6.76 cm; 24.95 ± 3.16 kg/m²) completed three visits to the laboratory. In visit 1, anthropometry, blood pressure and peak running velocity on the treadmill were measured. In visits 2 and 3, participants were randomly assigned to HIIE or LI-AE-BFR, both in treadmill. HIIE consisted of 10 one-minute stimuli at 80% of peak running velocity interspersed with one-minute of passive recovery. LI-AE-BFR consisted of 20-minutes of continuous walking at 40% of peak running velocity with bilateral cuffs inflated to 50% of arterial occlusion pressure. BL and maximum isometric voluntary contraction (MIVC - fatigue measure) were measured pre- and immediately post-exercise. HR, rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and rating of perceived pain (RPP) were recorded after each stimulus in HIIE and every two minutes in LI-AE-BFR. Affective response to the session, pleasure, and future intention to exercise (FIE) were assessed 10 minutes after the intervention ended. Increases in BL concentrations were greater in HIIE (p = 0.028; r = 0.51). No effects time or condition were reported for MIVC. HR was higher in HIIE at all analyzed time points (p < 0.001; d = 3.1 to 5.2). RPE did not differ between conditions (p > 0.05), while average session RPP was higher in LI-AE-BFR (p = 0.036; r = 0.46). Affective positive response (p = 0.019; d = 0.9) and FIE (p = 0.013; d = 0.97) were significantly higher in HIIE. Therefore, HIIE elicited higher physiological stress, positive affective response, and intention to engage in future exercise bouts compared to LI-AE-BFR.

Key words: Blood Flow Restriction Therapy, Physical Exertion, Affect, Endurance Training

Key Points
  • Continuous low-intensity aerobic exercise with blood flow restriction elicited reduced affective responses when compared to high-intensity interval exercise;
  • Future engagement intention was greater in high-intensity interval exercise than in continuous low-intensity aerobic exercise with blood flow restriction;
  • Continuous low-intensity aerobic exercise with blood flow restriction elicited less pronounced physiological stress than high-intensity interval exercise.








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