Acute effects of blood flow restriction with whole-body vibration on sprint, muscle activation and metabolic accumulation in male sprinters

Junjie Zhang; Ruihang Zhou; Ningning Zhao; Yamei Li; Haiyuan Liu; Wanxia Zhang; Wenxia Guo

doi:10.3389/fphys.2023.1149400

Acute effects of blood flow restriction with whole-body vibration on sprint, muscle activation and metabolic accumulation in male sprinters

Front Physiol. 2023 Mar 16:14:1149400. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1149400. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Junjie Zhang¹, Ruihang Zhou², Ningning Zhao³, Yamei Li⁴, Haiyuan Liu¹, Wanxia Zhang⁵, Wenxia Guo⁶

Affiliations

¹ Graduate School, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, China.
² Strength and Conditioning Training Research Center, China Institute of Sport Science, Beijing, China.
³ Competitive Sports Research Office, Hebei Institute of Sport Science, Shijiazhuang, China.
⁴ Department of Physical Education, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China.
⁵ Guangxi Sports College, Nanning, China.
⁶ Department of Social Sports, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the acute effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFRT), Whole-Body Vibration (WBV), and BFRT + WBV on the 20 m sprint, muscle activation, and metabolic accumulation in male sprinters. Method: Sixteen male sprinters randomly performed BFRT, WBV, or BFRT + WBV interventions with 72 h intervals. Electromyography (EMG) signals were collected before and during interventions. Fingertip blood was taken before, immediately after, and 15 min after the intervention. 20 m sprint was performed before and 3 min after the intervention. Results: 1) 0-10m and 0-20 m sprint performance were significantly improved after WBV and BFRT + WBV interventions (p < 0.05), 0-20 m sprint performance was significantly improved after all three interventions (p < 0.05), 2) After BFRT + WBV intervention, the EMG amplitude of the vastus lateralis and soleus were significantly improved. Greater increases in EMG activity of the tibialis anterior muscle (p < 0.05)and blood lactate (p < 0.05)were observed following BFRT intervention compared to BFRT + WBV intervention. Conclusion: For sprint performance, BFRT and WBV had similar post-activation enhancement effects to BFRT + WBV, and the metabolic accumulation immediately following the BFRT were higher than that following BFRT + WBV in male sprinters.

Keywords: blood flow restriction; muscle activation; post-activation potentiation; sprinter; vibration training.

Grants and funding

This study receives funding from the Fundamental Research Funds of China Institute of Sport Science [Basic22-35].