Table 2.

Cardiovascular and metabolic variables measured before and during the exercise in the occlusion and the control sessions in the NT and the HT groups

	NT		HT
	Control	Occlusion	Control	Occlusion	P (session)	P (group)	P (interaction)
Pre‐exercise
HR (beats min–1)	64 ± 8	64 ± 8	71 ± 8*	70 ± 8*	0.45	<0.01	0.56
SBP (mmHg)	114 ± 6	114 ± 6	142 ± 11*	141 ± 8*	0.47	<0.01	0.96
DBP (mmHg)	76 ± 4	75 ± 5	91 ± 5*	95 ± 5*	0.19	<0.01	0.20
LFRR (nu)	46 ± 23	45 ± 22	63 ± 18*	63 ± 22*	0.99	<0.01	0.81
HFRR (nu)	53 ± 23	54 ± 22	35 ± 17*	36 ± 22*	0.79	<0.01	0.96
LF/HF	1.6 ± 2.5	1.5 ± 2.0	3.0 ± 2.9*	3.0 ± 2.7*	0.93	0.04	0.82
Exercise
HR (beats min–1)	128 ± 13	129 ± 12	130 ± 13	128 ± 14	0.70	0.94	0.18
SBP (mmHg)	159 ± 17	159 ± 10	178 ± 19*	182 ± 21*	0.49	<0.01	0.17
DBP (mmHg)	69 ± 8	73 ± 7	83 ± 7*	83 ± 9*	0.18	<0.01	0.10
${\dot{V}}_{{\mathrm{O}}_2}$ (mL min–1)	1478 ± 183	1478 ± 193	1483 ± 252	1446 ± 208	0.31	0.77	0.49
${\dot{V}}_{{\mathrm{O}}_2}$ (% peak)	71 ± 4	71 ± 6	69 ± 5	70 ± 7	0.31	0.77	0.49
RPE (6–20)	15 ± 2	15 ± 2	14 ± 2	14 ± 2	0.21	0.30	0.87

Values are presented as the mean ± SD. RPE, rating of perceived exertion.

^* P < 0.05 vs. NT.