Various modalities of resistance exercise promote similar acute cognitive improvements and hemodynamic increases in young, healthy adults

Genevieve B. Batman; Christian B. Cooper; Miranda K. Traylor; Kyndall V. Ransom; Ethan C. Hill; Benjamin D. Hill; Joshua L. Keller

Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior (Jan 2024)

Various modalities of resistance exercise promote similar acute cognitive improvements and hemodynamic increases in young, healthy adults

Genevieve B. Batman,
Christian B. Cooper,
Miranda K. Traylor,
Kyndall V. Ransom,
Ethan C. Hill,
Benjamin D. Hill,
Joshua L. Keller

Affiliations

Genevieve B. Batman: Integrative Laboratory of Exercise and Applied Physiology (iLEAP), Department of Health, Kinesiology and Sport, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
Christian B. Cooper: Integrative Laboratory of Exercise and Applied Physiology (iLEAP), Department of Health, Kinesiology and Sport, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA; College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
Miranda K. Traylor: Integrative Laboratory of Exercise and Applied Physiology (iLEAP), Department of Health, Kinesiology and Sport, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
Kyndall V. Ransom: Integrative Laboratory of Exercise and Applied Physiology (iLEAP), Department of Health, Kinesiology and Sport, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA; Department of Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
Ethan C. Hill: Division of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA; Exercise Physiology Intervention and Collaboration (EPIC) Laboratory, Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Benjamin D. Hill: Department of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
Joshua L. Keller: Integrative Laboratory of Exercise and Applied Physiology (iLEAP), Department of Health, Kinesiology and Sport, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA; Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA; Corresponding author at: University of North Texas, 1921 Chestnut St, PEB 210 – G, Denton, TX 76201, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7
p. 100363

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The aim was to examine the effects of modalities of acute resistance exercise (RE) on cognition and hemodynamics including internal carotid artery (ICA) blood flow (BF). Twenty adults completed familiarization and experimental visits. One-repetition maximum (1RM) for bilateral leg extension was quantified, and baseline executive functioning was determined from three run-in visits. Subsequent visits included three randomized, volume-equated, acute exercise bouts of 30 %1RM+blood flow restriction (BFR), 30 %1RM, and 70 %1RM. Both 30 %1RM trials completed four sets of exercise (1 × 30, 3 × 15), and the 70 %1RM condition completed four sets of 8 repetitions. BFR was induced with 40 % of the pressure to occlude the femoral arteries. 11 min following each exercise, participants completed the Stroop and Shifting Attention Tests. Baseline and post-exercise values were used to calculate change scores. The resulting mean change scores were evaluated with mixed factorial ANOVAs. A p≤0.05 was considered significant. All measured outcome variables increased in response to exercise. The ANOVAs for cognitive scores indicated no significant (p>0.05) interactions. For cognitive flexibility and executive function index, there were main effects of Sex. Change scores of the females were significantly greater than the males for cognitive flexibility (7.6 ± 5.9 vs. -2.6 ± 8.4 au; p=0.007) and executive function index (7.4 ± 4.6 vs. -2.5 ± 6.5 au; p=0.001). For ICA BF, there was no significant interaction or any main effect. The females exhibited a smaller exercise-induced increase in blood pressure compared to the males (17.7 ± 5.9 vs. 11.0 ± 4.1 mmHg; p=0.010). Each RE modality yielded acute improvements in cognition, but only for females. There were no cognitive improvements related to BFR such that each RE bout yielded similar results.

Published in Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior

ISSN: 2666-2450 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/cerebral-circulation-cognition-and-behavior

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