Blood flow restriction training activates the muscle metaboreflex during low-intensity sustained exercise

J Mannozzi, MH Al-Hassan, J Kaur… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) employs partial vascular occlusion of exercising
muscle and has been shown to increase muscle performance while using reduced workload …

Clinical safety of blood flow-restricted training? A comprehensive review of altered muscle metaboreflex in cardiovascular disease during ischemic exercise

M Cristina-Oliveira, K Meireles… - American Journal …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) is an increasingly widespread method of exercise that
involves imposed restriction of blood flow to the exercising muscle. Blood flow restriction is …

[HTML][HTML] Blood flow restriction training reduces blood pressure during exercise without affecting metaboreflex activity

A Crisafulli, RR De Farias, P Farinatti, KG Lopes… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) has been proposed to induce muscle
hypertrophy, but its safety remains controversial as it may increase mean arterial pressure …

[HTML][HTML] Commentary: Blood flow restriction exercise: Considerations of methodology, application, and safety

MD Spranger - Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Blood flow restriction (BFR) training is a bourgeoning exercise modality which promotes
increases in skeletal muscle mass and strength during resistance exercise (Sato, 2005). In …

Exaggerated pressor response to blood flow restriction resistance exercise is associated with a muscle metaboreflex-induced increase in blood pressure in young …

A Hori, D Hasegawa, K Suijo… - Applied Physiology …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Some researchers are concerned that exercise training with the blood flow restriction (BFR)
technique induces an exaggeration in blood pressure response and potentiates adverse …

Blood flow restriction training and the high-performance athlete: science to application

C Pignanelli, D Christiansen… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
The manipulation of blood flow in conjunction with skeletal muscle contraction has greatly
informed the physiological understanding of muscle fatigue, blood pressure reflexes, and …

Evaluation of muscle metaboreflex function through graded reduction in forearm blood flow during rhythmic handgrip exercise in humans

M Ichinose, S Delliaux, K Watanabe… - American Journal …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Hypoperfusion of active skeletal muscle elicits a reflex pressor response termed the muscle
metaboreflex. Our aim was to determine the muscle metaboreflex threshold and gain in …

Point: the muscle metaboreflex does restore blood flow to contracting muscles

DS O'Leary - Journal of applied physiology, 2006 - journals.physiology.org
Imposed reductions in oxygen delivery to active skeletal muscle during dynamic exercise in
conscious dogs evoke a powerful pressor response, termed the muscle metaboreflex …

Blood flow restricted training: Applications, mechanisms, and future directions

BC Thurston, JF Burr - The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, 2017 - hfjc.library.ubc.ca
There is a growing body of research suggesting that low intensity resistance training,
completed under reduced blood flow by external compressive force on the vasculature, can …

Blood flow restriction training and the exercise pressor reflex: a call for concern

MD Spranger, AC Krishnan, PD Levy… - American Journal …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Blood flow restriction (BFR) training (also known as Kaatsu training) is an increasingly
common practice employed during resistance exercise by athletes attempting to enhance …