3/7 Resistance Training Method in Cardiac Rehabilitation

Change in Peak oxygen consumption (VO2) after three 3 months intervention

Change in strength knee extensor (60°/sec) after three months intervention

Change in ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2) slope at baseline and 3 months intervention

Submaximal exercise capacity will be measured using watts at the first ventilatory threshold (VT1)

Change in workload max at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in Body fat at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in lean mass at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in leg lean mass at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in bone mass at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in Visceral adipose tissue measure by Dual-energy X- ray absorptiometry (DEXA) at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in hand grip force on non dominant hand at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in ventilation during metaboreflex test at baseline and 3 months intervention (Briefly, the subject is asked to exercise with the non-dominant arm by performing two 5 min handgrip manoeu- vres reaching approximately 50% of pre-determined maximal con- traction, in random order, separated by a 30 min interval: one bout with circulatory occlusion during the last 10 s of exercise and the all 3 min recovery phase ('clamp session'). During the clamp session, forearm cuff inflation to 30 mmHg above systolic blood pressure from the last 10 s of exercise till the end of the 3 min recovery phase; after cuff inflation, the subject is instructed to relax. Ergore- ceptor sensitivity is quantified as the percentage of the ventilatory and haemodynamic response to exercise maintained by circulatory occlusion during the third minute compared with the third minute of basal recovery.)

Change in diastolic blood pressure during metaboreflex test at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in heart rate at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in resting heart rate variability at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change 30 s sit-to-stand at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in strength knee extensor (isometric) at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in strength knee extensor (120°/sec) at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in strength knee extensor (180°/sec) at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in one repetition maximal in leg extensor machine at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in 10 repetitions maximal in leg extensor machine at baseline and 3 months intervention

Change in heart rate recovery at baseline and 3 months intervention