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Arterial blood pressure response to heavy resistance exercise

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to record the blood pressure response to heavy weight-lifting exercise in five experienced body builders. Blood pressure was directly recorded by means of a capacitance transducer connected to a catheter in the brachial artery. Intrathoracic pressure with the Valsalva maneuver was recorded as mouth pressure by having the subject maintain an open glottis while expiring against a column of Hg during the lifts. …

Authors

MacDougall JD; Tuxen D; Sale DG; Moroz JR; Sutton JR

Journal

Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 785–790

Publisher

American Physiological Society

Publication Date

March 1, 1985

DOI

10.1152/jappl.1985.58.3.785

ISSN

8750-7587