title: Similar hypotensive effects of combined aerobic and resistance exercise with 1 set versus 3 sets in women with metabolic syndrome.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to compare the response of systolic blood pressure (SBP), mean blood pressure (MBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) following combined training with 1 set or with 3 sets of resistance exercise (RE). Sixteen women with metabolic syndrome (MetS) were randomly assigned to perform two combined exercise protocols and a control session (CON): 1-set, 30 min of aerobic exercise (AE) at 65-70% of reserve heart rate and 1 set of 8-12 repetitions at 80% of 10-RM in six resistance exercises; 3-sets, same protocol but with 3 sets; and CON, 30 min of seated rest. The SBP, MBP and DBP were measured before and every 15 min during 90 min following the experimental sessions. The SBP displayed a decrease (P ≤ 0.05) during the 90 min following the RE session with 1-set and 3-set, while MBP was decreased (P ≤ 0.05) up to 75 min after 1-set and up to 30 min after the 3-set exercise session compared with pre-intervention values. There was a decrease in DBP only for the greatest individual decrease following 1-set (-6.1 mmHg) and 3-set (-4.9 mmHg) combined exercise sessions, without differences between them. The rate-pressure product and heart rate remained significantly higher (P ≤ 0.05) 75 min and 90 min after the combined exercise session with 1- and 3-sets compared with the CON, respectively. In conclusion, a low-volume RE combined with AE resulted in similar decrease of SBP when compared with RE with 3-sets in women with MetS, which could be beneficial in situations of limited time.
authors.affiliation: Graduation Program on Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ramires A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Tibana
authors.affiliation: Graduation Program on Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dahan da C
authors.initials: Dda C
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.affiliation: University of Sao Paulo, Graduation Program Interunits in Bioengineering, São Carlos, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nuno M F
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: de Sousa
authors.affiliation: Center for Proteomic and Biochemical Analyses. Graduate Program in Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.|Graduate Program in Health Sciences and Technologies, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jeeser A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.affiliation: Graduation Program on Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Milton R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.affiliation: University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: João Luiz Quagliotti
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Durigan
authors.affiliation: Vascular Biology and Autonomic Studies Laboratory, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Scott R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Collier
authors.affiliation: Graduation Program on Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jonato
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prestes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: blood pressure; combined training; metabolic syndrome; training volume; women