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. 2023 Mar 16:14:1149400.
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1149400. eCollection 2023.

Acute effects of blood flow restriction with whole-body vibration on sprint, muscle activation and metabolic accumulation in male sprinters

Junjie Zhang  1 , Ruihang Zhou  2 , Ningning Zhao  3 , Yamei Li  4 , Haiyuan Liu  1 , Wanxia Zhang  5 , Wenxia Guo  6
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Acute effects of blood flow restriction with whole-body vibration on sprint, muscle activation and metabolic accumulation in male sprinters

Junjie Zhang et al. Front Physiol. .

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the acute effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFRT), Whole-Body Vibration (WBV), and BFRT + WBV on the 20 m sprint, muscle activation, and metabolic accumulation in male sprinters. Method: Sixteen male sprinters randomly performed BFRT, WBV, or BFRT + WBV interventions with 72 h intervals. Electromyography (EMG) signals were collected before and during interventions. Fingertip blood was taken before, immediately after, and 15 min after the intervention. 20 m sprint was performed before and 3 min after the intervention. Results: 1) 0-10m and 0-20 m sprint performance were significantly improved after WBV and BFRT + WBV interventions (p < 0.05), 0-20 m sprint performance was significantly improved after all three interventions (p < 0.05), 2) After BFRT + WBV intervention, the EMG amplitude of the vastus lateralis and soleus were significantly improved. Greater increases in EMG activity of the tibialis anterior muscle (p < 0.05)and blood lactate (p < 0.05)were observed following BFRT intervention compared to BFRT + WBV intervention. Conclusion: For sprint performance, BFRT and WBV had similar post-activation enhancement effects to BFRT + WBV, and the metabolic accumulation immediately following the BFRT were higher than that following BFRT + WBV in male sprinters.

Keywords: blood flow restriction; muscle activation; post-activation potentiation; sprinter; vibration training.

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FIGURE 1
Change in 20 m Sprint time Before and after intervention.
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FIGURE 2
Before and after change in EMG activity level (A) Vastus laterails (B) Vastus Medials (C) Rectus femoris (D) Tibialis anterior (E) Gastrocnemius medialis (F) Soleus.
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FIGURE 3
Changes in blood lactate concentration before and after interventions.
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