Oxidative stress response in trained men following repeated squats or sprints.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this investigation was to measure the oxidative stress response to similarly matched work bouts of squat and sprint exercise.


METHODS
Twelve anaerobically trained men performed six 10-s sprints and, on a separate occasion, repeated barbell squats to approximately equal the amount of work performed during the sprints. Blood lactate, heart rate, and perceived exertion was measured before and following each exercise bout. Muscle soreness, muscle force, and creatine kinase activity was determined preexercise and through 48 h of recovery. Desmin cytoskeletal protein was determined via muscle biopsy of the vastus lateralis before and at 24 h following each exercise. Plasma protein carbonyls (PC) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured as biomarkers of oxidative stress.


RESULTS
Heart rate and perceived exertion was not different between exercise sessions (P > 0.05), although lactate was higher following sprinting compared with squatting (P = 0.002). Muscle soreness was greater for squatting than sprinting (P = 0.003) and reached a peak immediately postexercise for both sessions (P = 0.0003). Muscle force was unaffected by either exercise session (P > 0.05), and creatine kinase activity was elevated to a similar extent following both sessions. Desmin-negative fibers were virtually nonexistent after either exercise bout, indicating no loss of this cytoskeletal protein. Neither PC nor MDA was affected by the exercise (P > 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
These results suggest that in anaerobically trained men, the oxidative stress and muscle injury response to similarly matched anaerobic exercise bouts is minimal, and not different between exercise modes. Furthermore, when compared with previous literature on untrained subjects, the response is significantly attenuated, possibly because of adaptations occurring as a result of chronic, strenuous anaerobic training.
Bloomer
Richard J
RJ
Department of Health and Sport Sciences, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA. rbloomer@memphis.edu
Falvo
Michael J
MJ
Fry
Andrew C
AC
Schilling
Brian K
BK
Smith
Webb A
WA
Moore
Christopher A
CA
D000328:Adult; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology*; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000502:physiology*
D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D019344:Lactic Acid