TY - JOUR
T1 - A short course of high-resistance, low-volume breathing exercise extends respiratory endurance and blunts cardiovascular responsiveness to constant load respiratory testing in healthy young adults
AU - DeLucia, Claire M.
AU - Tavoian, Dallin
AU - Debonis, Dean R.
AU - Wyatt Snell, E.
AU - Schwyhart, Sarah M.
AU - Bailey, E. Fiona
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the following grants: NIH R01AG065346 and NIH 5T32HL007249-45 .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Our objective was to evaluate the effects of 6-weeks high-resistance, low-volume inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) on respiratory endurance, blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) responsiveness to high respiratory workloads. Ten healthy young adults completed two constant-load resistive breathing tests to exhaustion (Tlim) (target pressure =65 % maximal inspiratory pressure [PImax]; duty cycle = 0.7; breathing frequency matched to eupnea) separated by 6-weeks high-resistance (75 % maximal inspiratory pressure, PImax), low-volume (30 inspiratory efforts/day, 5 days/week) IMST. Throughout resistive breathing trials we measured beat-to-beat changes in BP and HR, mouth pressure, inspiratory muscle work and perceived exertion. POST resistive breathing tests revealed significant gains in endurance (PRE: 362.0 ± 46.6 s vs. POST: 663.8 ± 110.3 s, p = 0.003) and increases in respiratory muscle work (PRE: −9445 ± 1562 mmHg.s vs. POST: −16648 ± 3761 mmHg.s, p = 0.069). Conversely, systolic and diastolic BP responses, HR and ratings of perceived exertion all declined. Consistent with previous observations, 6 weeks high resistance, low volume IMST lowered casual resting SBP (p = 0.002), DBP (p = 0.007) and mean arterial pressure (p = 0.001) and improved static inspiratory pressure. High resistance, low volume inspiratory muscle strength training extends respiratory endurance and attenuates BP responsiveness in healthy, recreationally-active young adults. The outcomes have implications for improved athletic performance and for attaining and/or maintaining cardiorespiratory fitness.
AB - Our objective was to evaluate the effects of 6-weeks high-resistance, low-volume inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) on respiratory endurance, blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) responsiveness to high respiratory workloads. Ten healthy young adults completed two constant-load resistive breathing tests to exhaustion (Tlim) (target pressure =65 % maximal inspiratory pressure [PImax]; duty cycle = 0.7; breathing frequency matched to eupnea) separated by 6-weeks high-resistance (75 % maximal inspiratory pressure, PImax), low-volume (30 inspiratory efforts/day, 5 days/week) IMST. Throughout resistive breathing trials we measured beat-to-beat changes in BP and HR, mouth pressure, inspiratory muscle work and perceived exertion. POST resistive breathing tests revealed significant gains in endurance (PRE: 362.0 ± 46.6 s vs. POST: 663.8 ± 110.3 s, p = 0.003) and increases in respiratory muscle work (PRE: −9445 ± 1562 mmHg.s vs. POST: −16648 ± 3761 mmHg.s, p = 0.069). Conversely, systolic and diastolic BP responses, HR and ratings of perceived exertion all declined. Consistent with previous observations, 6 weeks high resistance, low volume IMST lowered casual resting SBP (p = 0.002), DBP (p = 0.007) and mean arterial pressure (p = 0.001) and improved static inspiratory pressure. High resistance, low volume inspiratory muscle strength training extends respiratory endurance and attenuates BP responsiveness in healthy, recreationally-active young adults. The outcomes have implications for improved athletic performance and for attaining and/or maintaining cardiorespiratory fitness.
KW - Blood pressure
KW - Pressure time product
KW - Respiratory training
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U2 - 10.1016/j.resp.2022.103974
DO - 10.1016/j.resp.2022.103974
M3 - Article
C2 - 36180018
AN - SCOPUS:85139028811
SN - 1569-9048
VL - 307
JO - Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology
JF - Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology
M1 - 103974
ER -