Table 1.
Anaerobic and aerobic variables (pre and post training) for BFR and non-BFR groups. Data are means ± SD.
| Variables | BFR | non-BFR | Group difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre- training |
Post- training |
Δ Change (%) |
Pre- training |
Post- training |
Δ Change (%) |
P value | ES | |
| Aerobic tests (Treadmill) | ||||||||
| VO2max (ml·kg-1·min-1) | 44.0 ± 5.7 | 48.7 ± 5.3 | 11.1 ± 4.1 | 37.1 ± 5.2 | 39.8 ± 6.6 | 6.8 ± 3.7 | 0.11 | 0.22 |
| vVO2max (km·h-1) | 15.8 ± 0.9 | 16.4 ± 1.1 | 4.2 ± 3.2 | 14.9 ± 0.7 | 15.3 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 1.7 | 0.22 | 0.28 |
| TTF (s) | 259.8 ± 15.4 | 285.8 ± 14.5 | 10.0 ± 5.0 | 244.2 ± 12.9 | 253.5 ± 11.4 | 3.9 ± 2.2 | 0.04# | 0.76 |
| O2 Cost (L·min-1) | 0.23 ± 0.04 | 0.18 ± 0.03 | -22.7 ± 10.3 | 0.20 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | -4.2± 11.31 | 0.01# | -1.32 |
| Anaerobic tests (WANT) | ||||||||
| Peak power (W·kg-1) | 10.0 ± 1.5 | 11.2 ± 1.8 | 12.7 ± 7.9 | 10.6 ± 1.0 | 11.1 ± 1.1 | 4.8 ± 5.1 | 0.08 | 0.55 |
| Average power (W·kg-1) | 7.0 ± 0.5 | 7.8 ± 0.4 | 12.2 ± 6.7 | 7.2 ± 0.5 | 7.4 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 6.4 | 0.03# | 1.32 |
| Minimum power (W·kg-1) | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 4.9 ± 0.8 | 24.3 ± 17.0 | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 4.1 ± 0.6 | 7.2 ± 11.4 | 0.09 | 0.86 |
BFR, blood flow restriction; TTF, run time to fatigue; ES, effect size.
# Significant difference between groups (p < 0.05);
* Significant difference within group (p < 0.05).