Cardiac autonomic control following resistance exercise with different set configurations in apparently healthy young men: A crossover study

Jonathan Henrique Carvalho Nunes; João Carlos Locatelli; Higor Barbosa Reck; Fernanda Errero Porto; Anésio Francisquini Neto; Wendell Arthur Lopes

doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113292

Cardiac autonomic control following resistance exercise with different set configurations in apparently healthy young men: A crossover study

Physiol Behav. 2021 Mar 1:230:113292. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113292. Epub 2020 Dec 16.

Authors

Jonathan Henrique Carvalho Nunes¹, João Carlos Locatelli², Higor Barbosa Reck², Fernanda Errero Porto¹, Anésio Francisquini Neto¹, Wendell Arthur Lopes³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Education, Center of Health Sciences, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Brazil.
² Department of Physical Education, Center of Health Sciences, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Brazil; Research Group on Systemic Arterial Hypertension, Arterial Stiffness and Vascular Aging (GPHARV), State University of Maringa, Maringa, Brazil.
³ Department of Physical Education, Center of Health Sciences, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Brazil; Research Group on Systemic Arterial Hypertension, Arterial Stiffness and Vascular Aging (GPHARV), State University of Maringa, Maringa, Brazil. Electronic address: warthurlopes@gmail.com.

PMID: 33338485
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113292

Abstract

We compared the heart rate variability (HRV) after a low-intensity resistance exercise (LI-RE) with short (SSC/LI-RE) and long (LSC/LI-RE) set configurations, composed of 10 and 20 repetitions, respectively. Randomly, ten young males performed one session of both RE protocols. Time- and frequency-domain, and nonlinear HRV parameters were assessed at baseline and 20-30 and 50-60 min after protocols. Significant reductions in time-domain, frequency-domain and nonlinear HRV parameters were observed at 20-30 min and 50-60 min after LSC/LI-RE compared to baseline. A low-intensity RE with a long set configuration induces an acute vagal withdrawal and loss of heart rate complexity after exercise.

Keywords: Cardiac autonomic modulation; Heart rate variability; Strength exercise.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Autonomic Nervous System
Cross-Over Studies
Exercise
Heart
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Resistance Training*