Potential physiological responses contributing to the ergogenic effects of acute ischemic preconditioning during exercise: A narrative review

Liam O’Brien; Ira Jacobs; Ira Jacobs

doi:10.3389/fphys.2022.1051529

Frontiers in Physiology (Nov 2022)

Potential physiological responses contributing to the ergogenic effects of acute ischemic preconditioning during exercise: A narrative review

Liam O’Brien,
Ira Jacobs,
Ira Jacobs

Affiliations

Liam O’Brien: Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Ira Jacobs: Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Ira Jacobs: The Tannenbaum Institute for Science in Sport, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.1051529
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13

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Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) has been reported to augment exercise performance, but there is considerable heterogeneity in the magnitude and frequency of performance improvements. Despite a burgeoning interest in IPC as an ergogenic aid, much is still unknown about the physiological mechanisms that mediate the observed performance enhancing effects. This narrative review collates those physiological responses to IPC reported in the IPC literature and discusses how these responses may contribute to the ergogenic effects of IPC. Specifically, this review discusses documented central and peripheral cardiovascular responses, as well as selected metabolic, neurological, and perceptual effects of IPC that have been reported in the literature.

Published in Frontiers in Physiology

ISSN: 1664-042X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Physiology
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology

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