SynthesisEuropean journal of applied physiology2025
The effect of ischemic preconditioning on physical fitness and performance: a meta-analysis in healthy adults.
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- The effects of ischemic preconditioning and placebo maneuvers are similar during arm-cranking performance in upper-body trained athletes.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Effects of ischemic preconditioning on lower-limb anaerobic performance and neuromuscular adaptations.PeerJ · 2026Trial
- Shifting the focus of ischemic preconditioning in exercise performance: from acute to chronic effects.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Applying ischemic preconditioning prior to endurance training improves hematological profile and performance in long-distance runners.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- The effect of remote ischemic preconditioning on upper extremity strength in healthy male adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Enhancing physical performance with ischemic preconditioning: a systematic review and meta-analysis of moderators and performance outcomes.Biology of sport · 2026Review
- The Effects of Short-Duration Ischemic Preconditioning on Horizontal and Vertical Jump Performance in Male and Female Track and Field Jumpers.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThis meta-analysis aims to assess the impact of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) on physical fitness and performance, with a focus on its specific role in aerobic endurance, anaerobic endurance, explosive power and strength.
methodsSystematic searches were conducted across multiple databases (CNKI, CBM, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PubMed, and Embase) up to September 6, 2023. We included studies that employed randomized controlled trial methods and sham ischemic preconditioning as the placebo group, and two reviewers independently screened literature and extracted data, using Review Manager 5.3 for analysis.
resultsThis meta-analysis comprises 27 articles with 405 individuals, selected according to specified criteria. IPC significantly increased the blood lactate concentration after anaerobic speed endurance exercise (MD = 0.74, P = 0.03), the blood lactate concentration after incremental exercise (MD = 0.49, P = 0.04), the blood lactate concentration after muscular endurance exercise (MD = 0.68, P = 0.02), and the one-repetition maximum (MD = 1.38, P = 0.00001). Furthermore, it also significantly shortened completion time of the exercises primarily powered by glycolysis (MD = - 0.49, P = 0.01) and completion time of the exercises primarily powered by aerobic system (MD = - 7.27, P = 0.05), while marginally prolonging time to exhaustion (MD = 22.68, P = 0.08). However, IPC had no significant effect on maximum oxygen uptake, blood lactate concentration in fixed-load aerobic endurance exercise, peak power, or peak aerobic power, nor on completion time of the exercises primarily powered by phosphagen system.
conclusionIPC could serve as a method to enhance physical performance, particularly for exercises primarily powered by aerobic system and glycolysis. Future research might explore how various cycles, locations, and widths of IPC affect the physical performance of participants with different activity levels.
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