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- Title
Greater forearm venous compliance in resistance-trained men.
- Authors
Kawano, Hiroshi; Tanimoto, Michiya; Yamamoto, Kenta; Gando, Yuko; Sanada, Kiyoshi; Tabata, Izumi; Higuchi, Mitsuru; Miyachi, Motohiko
- Abstract
Greater venous compliance is associated with attenuation of the tolerance response to orthostatic stress and reduced incidence of venous diseases. Resistance training induces tolerance to orthostatic challenge and the growth of capillaries, which may lead to negative and positive effects on venous compliance, respectively. It has not been confirmed, however, whether habitual resistance training positively or negatively affects venous compliance. We compared the forearm venous compliance in resistance-trained men with age-matched controls. Eleven resistance-trained middle-aged men (37.7 ± 1.5 years) and 12 age-matched sedentary controls (36.7 ± 1.6 years) were studied. Forearm venous compliance was measured in subjects in the supine position by inflating a venous collecting cuff placed around the upper arm to 60 mmHg for 8 min and then decreasing cuff pressure to 0 mmHg at a rate of 1 mmHg/s. Forearm venous compliance was determined using the first derivative of the pressure-volume relation during cuff pressure reduction (compliance = β(1) + 2β(2) × cuff pressure). Forearm venous compliance at 20 mmHg cuff pressure was 16% greater in the resistance-trained group than in the age-matched sedentary controls (0.097 ± 0.005 vs. 0.083 ± 0.004 ml/dl/mmHg, P < 0.05). Forearm venous compliance was positively related to forearm venous volume (r = 0.643, P = 0.0009), but not forearm muscle mass (r = 0.391, P = 0.0648). In conclusion, the present study suggests that (1) the resistance-trained men have greater forearm venous compliance than age-matched controls, and (2) the higher forearm venous compliance in the resistance-trained men may be explained by greater forearm venous capacitance.
- Subjects
FOREARM; PULMONARY veins; PULMONARY circulation disorders; SUPINE position; SLEEP positions; VEIN physiology; BLOOD circulation; SKELETAL muscle physiology; PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation; COMPARATIVE studies; ELASTICITY; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research; SEDENTARY lifestyles; SKELETAL muscle; RESISTANCE training; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2010, Vol 110, Issue 4, p769
- ISSN
1439-6319
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00421-010-1557-9