Date of Award
8-2008
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Human Performance and Health Education
First Advisor
Dr. Christopher C. Cheatham
Second Advisor
Dr. Tim Michael
Third Advisor
Dr. Michael Miller
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Campus Only
Abstract
Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) is defined as an increase in oxygen consumption (VO2 ) following the completion of exercise. Previous research has primarily focused on the influence of endurance-type exercise on EPOC. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the effect of a light versus heavy resistance exercise protocol of equal work on EPOC. Ten male subjects performed two days of onerepetition maximum (1-RM) testing and two experimental trials (Light: 3 sets of 15 repetitions at 40% 1-RM; Heavy: 4 sets of 4 to 8 repetitions at 80 to 87.5% 1-RM). VO2, caloric expenditure, blood lactate concentration, heart rate, and blood pressure were measured at baseline, 5, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes post-exercise, and 24 hours postexercise. For both exercise protocols, VO2 and caloric expenditure were significantly greater at 5 min post-exercise compared to baseline. In addition, at 5 min post-exercise, VO2 and caloric expenditure were greater during the light protocol compared to the heavy protocol. During the 120 minutes post exercise, there was no significant difference in EPOC (44.0 ± 43 and 39.1 ± 44.3 mL·kg- 1 ; P = 0.786) or total caloric expenditure (15.1 ± 13.8 and 12.9 ± 16.9 kcal; P = 0.742) between the light and heavy protocols. The data suggests that for resistance exercise protocols with an equal work volume, there is no difference in the magnitude and duration of EPOC.
Recommended Citation
Galecic, Milos, "Effects of Different Intensity Bouts of Resistance Exercise but Equal Work on Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption" (2008). Masters Theses. 3393.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/3393