Abstract
The purpose of the paper is to compare arterial distensibility in endurance sports atheletes (track and field athletes and swimmers), in whom adaptation to muscle activity is formed in interaction with various environmental factors. Materials and methods. Qualified athletes (adolescents aged 13–17) performed a 5-minute isometric handgrip exercise, corresponding to 20 % of the maximum compression force. The authors assessed athletes’ hemodynamics, arterial elasticity and cardiac parameters using the SphygmoCor technology. Results. At rest, swimmers demonstrated increased systolic blood pressure, lower values of heart rate, augmentation index and relative systole duration. Immediately after load, swimmers showed an increase in blood pressure, augmentation pressure, and left ventricular contractility as a consequence of sympathoadrenal system activation during exercise. In skiers the answers were reduced. After 20-minute recovery, diastolic pressure and augmentation index in swimmers dropped below the baseline. It was probably due to the vasodilatory effect of acidic metabolic products washed out after exercise from isometrically contracted ischemic forearm muscles. Conclusion. The characteristic aspects of aquatic training influence background hemodynamic parameters, arterial distensibility and responsiveness to local isometric load.
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