Blood pressure assessement during strength training
RPE
BLOOD
Blood pressure (BP) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE; from 1 to 10, if 10 was total exhaustion) were observed at rest, immediately after each set, and after 1.30 and 2.30 min of recovery. On a separate day, participants had to perform the squats in a single-arm position in an additional examination to enable blood pressure to be measured while exercising at 62.5% of the 3-RM. An experienced investigator took the blood pressure measurements with an upper arm cuff and a stethoscope. The subject did only one set of 10 repetitions with a slower repetition frequency, and blood pressure was measured indirectly during the eccentric movement between the seventh and tenth repetitions according to the method of Riva-Rocci. We took these measurements in 12 participants of the described study group. Decelerated repetitions of the squats allowed the investigator to move along with them and take the measurements with no interference.