Acute Effects Of Lower Body Aerobic Exercise On Lower And Upper Body Resistance Exercise Workouts

The effects of lower body aerobic activity on an upper body resistance exercise workouts is unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare lower and upper body resistance exercise workout responses following acute bouts of lower body aerobic exercise on an elliptical machine. Twelve men (mean + or - SD age = 24.1 + or - 2.3 y, height = 180.8 + or - 6.9 cm, body mass = 91.9 + or - 16.4 kg ) volunteered for this study and completed four trials in random order. The results indicated that an acute bout of aerobic exercise on an elliptical machine significantly reduced the number of repetitions completed for the back squat (ES = 24.8 + or - 5.0 repetitions; SO = 28.5 + or - 5.1 repetitions), but not bench press (EB = 25.6 + or - 5.2 repetitions, BO = 26.0 + or - 6.3 repetitions) exercise.