The aim of the present study was to compare oxidative stress biomarkers determined in blood and saliva before and after acute resistance exercise. 1 week after 1 maximum repetition (1RM) test 11 healthy well-trained males completed a hypertrophy acute session of resistance training including 3 sets of 10 repetitions at 75% of the 1RM, with 90 s rest periods between sets. Venous blood and saliva samples were collected before (pre) and 10 min after (post) the resistance training session. A significant (p<0.05) rise in blood lactate accumulation (pre: 1.6+/-0.4 vs. post: 9.5+/-2.4) was found post-acute resistance training compared with baseline values. Significant increases (p<0.05) in TBARS (42%), AOPP (28%), uric acid (27%) and GSH (14%) were detected post-acute resistance training in relation to pre in blood samples. A significant increase (p<0.05) in uric acid (36%) was found in saliva post-acute resistance training as well as a significant correlation (p<0.05) between uric acid determined in blood and saliva. Statistical analysis did not reveal any other change in the salivary oxidative stress biomarkers. In conclusion, an acute session of resistance exercise induces oxidative stress in plasma of trained men after acute resistance training, which was not found in saliva samples except for uric acid.

We have studied circuit resistance schemes with high loads as a time-effective alternative to hypertrophy-traditional resistance training. However, the oxidative stress biomarker responses to high-load circuit training are unknown. The aim of the present study was to compare oxidative stress biomarker response with an acute session of hypertrophy-resistance circuit training and traditional interval training. A week after the 1 repetition maximum (1RM) test, 11 healthy and well-trained male participants completed hypertrophy-resistance acute sessions of traditional interval training (3 × 10 repetitions at 75% of the 1RM, with 90-second passive rest) and circuit training (3 × 10 repetitions at 75% of the 1RM, in alternating performance of 2 exercises with different muscle groups) in a randomized and cross-over design. Venous blood samples were collected before (pre) and 10 minutes after (post) the resistance training sessions for oxidative stress biomarker assays. As expected, the time used to complete the circuit training (20.2 ± 1.6) was half of that needed to complete the traditional interval training (40.3 ± 1.8). Significant increases (p < 0.05) in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (40%), creatine kinase (CK) (67%), glutathione (14%), and uric acid (25%) were detected posttraditional interval training session in relation to pre. In relation to circuit training, a significant increase in CK (33%) activity postsession in relation to pre was observed. Statistical analysis did not reveal any other change in the oxidative stress biomarker after circuit training. In conclusion, circuit resistance-hypertrophy training scheme proposed in the current study promoted lower oxidative stress biomarkers and antioxidant modulations compared with resistance traditional interval training.