CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Sports Med Int Open 2017; 01(03): E107-E112
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-111082
Training&Testing
Eigentümer und Copyright ©Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017

Ischemic Preconditioning and Acute Recovery of Performance in Rugby Union Players

Cintia A. Garcia
1   Human Performance and Sport Research Group, Department of Sport Sciences/Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, UBERABA, Brazil
,
Gustavo Ribeiro da Mota
1   Human Performance and Sport Research Group, Department of Sport Sciences/Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, UBERABA, Brazil
,
Anthony Scott Leicht
2   Sport and Exercise Science, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
,
Moacir Marocolo
3   Department of Physiology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Institute of Biological Sciences, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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Publication History

received 30 January 2017
revised 03 April 2017

accepted 01 May 2017

Publication Date:
14 June 2017 (online)

Abstract

Ischemic preconditioning has been used as a training and/or pre-competition strategy; however its use for post-exercise recovery is still unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of ischemic preconditioning on performance and recovery ratings following a simulated match in sub-elite rugby players. Following baseline measures, male players (n=8) performed a 40 min, rugby-specific exercise protocol followed by an intervention: 21 min of ischemic preconditioning (3×5 min occlusion at 220 mmHg with 2 min reperfusion at 0 mmHg) or passive rest (control) on 2 separate days. An agility T-test, a single vertical countermovement jump and 30 s of continuous vertical jumps were performed at baseline (–24 h), immediately after exercise, and immediately after the intervention. The rugby-specific exercise protocol induced similar mean heart rates (158.3±18.0 vs. 158.7±16.0 bpm) and perceived exertion levels (8.2±0.9 vs. 8.0±1.0) for both trials with all recovery performance measures and rating of recovery (13.9±1.4 vs. 13.6±1.6) similar between ischemic preconditioning and control trials (best p=0.385). We conclude that the use of ischemic preconditioning does not improve recovery acutely (~1 h) including specific variables related to rugby performance in amateur rugby union players.

 
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