Effects of a resistance, interval, and continuing training session on serum intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and C- reactive protein in overweight men

The aim of this study was to compare of acute effects of a resistance, interval, and continuing training session on serum intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM1) and C- reactive protein (CRP) in overweight men. 10 overweight volunteered for research and carried out three exercise protocols for control of individual differences. The interval exercise was a programmable protocol consisted 9 working phases on treadmill (at speed of 9 kil/h) and resting between them (at speed of 7.2 kil/h) which performed in 25 minutes. Continuous exercise was a 25 minutes running on treadmill at speed of 8 kil/h. Resistance exercise consisted 3 sets, 9 stations, 30 seconds working phase and 120 seconds resting between them which performed at 80% 1RM about 50-55 minutes. It is applied the ANOVA and independent t-test for extraction of results at level of p<0.05. An acute resistance and continuous exercise session did not influence the ICAM-1 (respectively P=0.66 and P=0.08), while the acute interval exercise induced a significant reduction (44%) in ICAM-1 (P=0.000). Comparison of three types of performed acute exercises showed a significantly more reduction in the ICAM-1 levels after acute interval than resistance (40%, P=0.000) and continuous (25%, P=0.02) exercises. CRP did not influence by performed exercise protocols. Generally, an interval exercise session accompanied with reduction of ICAM-1 than a resistance and continuous session that nearly matched based on duration and intensity of exercise.