Figure 1.
Vascular imaging set-up with brachial artery diameter examples after vasodilatory and constrictor stimuli, allowing estimation of the vascular operating range.
Table 1.
Participant Characteristics.
Figure 2.
Box plot of the brachial artery diameter at rest, peak dilation, and in response to the cold pressor stimulus.
*p<0.05 from baseline diameter.
Figure 3.
Box plot for the percent change in brachial artery diameter following cuff occlusion and a cold pressor test in strength athletes and controls.
*p<0.05 from Athletes.
Figure 4.
Scatter plot for blood flow velocities at specific time points (sec) before (Base) and after cuff occlusion (a) and before (Base) and during the cold pressor test (b), in strength athletes and controls.
*p<0.05 vs Base.
Figure 5.
Box plot for the vascular operating range for the brachial artery following cuff occlusion and a cold pressor test in strength athletes and controls.
*p<0.05 from Controls.
Table 2.
Fitness Characteristics.