Table 1.
Changes in MVIC and muscle CSA after 12 weeks of training and detraining periods
| BFR-T (n = 7) | CON-T (n = 7) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | DT | Post ES | DT ES | Pre | Post | DT | Post ES | DT ES | |
| MVIC | ||||||||||
| Elbow flexion (EF), N | 125 (20) | 135 (22)§ | 130 (17) | 0.45a | 0.20a | 118 (15) | 115 (19) | 118 (20) | −0.19 | 0.00 |
| Elbow extension (EE), N | 91 (25) | 106 (27)** | 104 (28)* | 0.61b | 0.50b | 91 (17) | 92 (14) | 89 (13) | 0.06 | −0.14 |
| Muscle CSA | ||||||||||
| EF muscle CSA (cm2) | 11.6 (2.0) | 13.4 (1.9)** | 12.4 (3.8)**,¶¶ | 0.94c | 0.41a | 10.8 (1.1) | 10.7 (0.9) | 11.3 (1.0) | −0.04 | 0.49a |
| EE muscle CSA (cm2) | 12.4 (2.1) | 14.3 (1.3)** | 13.4 (1.9) | 0.89b | 0.47a | 12.0 (1.6) | 12.0 (1.4) | 11.6 (1.6) | 0.03 | −0.25 |
Values are mean (SD). ES effect size, DT detraining. Post ES Pre to Post ES, DT ES Pre to detraining ES, MVC maximal voluntary isometric strength, CSA cross-sectional area, BFR-T low-intensity resistance training with blood flow restriction and CON-T low-intensity resistance training without blood flow restriction.
** vs. pre, p < 0.01. * vs. pre, p < 0.05. §vs. pre, p = 0.13. ¶¶ vs. post, p < 0.01.
aSmall ES.
bModerate ES.
c Large ES.