european college of sport science

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
been performing resistance training for over10 years. Changes in forearm volume were measured noninvasively using strain-gauge
plethysmography at the maximal forearm circumference. Forearm venous compliance was measured in supine subjects by inflating a
venous collecting cuff, placed around the upper arm, to 60 mmHg for 8 min and the decreasing cuff pressure at 1 mmHg/s to 0 mmHg.
Forearm venous compliance was determined using the first derivative of the pressure-volume relation during cuff pressure reduction
(compliance = β1 + 2•β2•cuff pressure).
RESULTS: The leg extension power and the handgrip strength in resistance-trained men were significantly higher than those in control
men (2293±155 vs 1693±99 watts, 52.6±1.3 vs 44.3±1.9 kg, respectively; both p