Table 2.
Group mean changes in resting blood pressure and heart rate measures over the 8-week training period.
| Group | Pre-training mean ± S.D | Midtraining mean ± S.D | Post-training mean ± S.D | |
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| HI | RSBP (mmHg) | 138.7 ± 7.0 | 134.6 ± 8.4 | 127.9 ± 8.0† |
| RDBP (mmHg) | 78.2 ± 5.5 | 77.3 ± 5.6 | 76.6 ± 7.4 | |
| RMAP (mmHg) | 98.3 ± 5.5 | 96.4 ± 5.5 | 93.6 ± 6.6† | |
| RHR (b·m−1) | 71.0 ± 7.7 | 67.9 ± 5.1 | 66.2 ± 5.4* | |
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| LO | RSBP (mmHg) | 137.3 ± 5.3 | 137.8 ± 7.9 | 136.5 ± 5.9 |
| RDBP (mmHg) | 78.3 ± 5.5 | 80.3 ± 7.6 | 79.4 ± 5.6 | |
| RMAP (mmHg) | 97.9 ± 5.2 | 99.5 ± 6.9 | 98.4 ± 5.4 | |
| RHR (b·m−1) | 69.1 ± 5.3 | 68.6 ± 3.4 | 68.8 ± 5.4 | |
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| CON | RSBP (mmHg) | 139.1 ± 2.2 | 139.5 ± 5.4 | 138.9 ± 4.4 |
| RDBP (mmHg) | 78.9 ± 10.3 | 79.9 ± 6.2 | 78.8 ± 7.4 | |
| RMAP (mmHg) | 98.9 ± 7.1 | 99.8 ± 4.6 | 98.8 ± 5.0 | |
| RHR (b·m−1) | 69.0 ± 5.8 | 69.1 ± 5.7 | 68.2 ± 5.4 | |
Values are means ± SD (CON group n = 10; LO group n = 10; HI group n = 10). RSBP: resting systolic blood pressure; RDBP: resting diastolic blood pressure; RMAP: mean arterial pressure; RHR: resting heart rate.
*P value < 0.05; † P value <0.01.