Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the general population [1]. Hypertension is awell established risk factor for the development of CVD, and its incidence increases with age [2]. Resistance exercise, dynamic [3,4] or isometric [5–7] have been used in the treatment of hypertension. However it is still not clear which is the impact of a session of isometric resistance e...