Blood flow restriction exercise: considerations of methodology, application, and safety

SD Patterson, L Hughes, S Warmington, J Burr… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The current manuscript sets out a series of guidelines for blood flow restriction exercise,
focusing on the methodology, application and safety of this mode of training. With the …

Blood flow restricted exercise and discomfort: a review

RW Spitz, V Wong, ZW Bell, RB Viana… - The Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Spitz, RW, Wong, V, Bell, ZW, Viana, RB, Chatakondi, RN, Abe, T, and Loenneke,
JP. Blood flow restricted exercise and discomfort: A review. J Strength Cond Res 36 (3): 871 …

Blood flow restriction training

DS Lorenz, L Bailey, KE Wilk… - Journal of athletic …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
Muscle weakness and atrophy are common impairments after musculoskeletal injury. Blood
flow restriction (BFR) training offers the ability to mitigate weakness and atrophy without …

The application of blood flow restriction: lessons from the laboratory

KT Mattocks, MB Jessee, JG Mouser… - Current sports …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Blood flow restriction by itself or in combination with exercise has been shown to produce
beneficial adaptations to skeletal muscle. These adaptations have been observed across a …

Body position influences arterial occlusion pressure: implications for the standardization of pressure during blood flow restricted exercise

P Sieljacks, L Knudsen, M Wernbom… - European journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Arterial occlusion pressure (AOP) measured in a supine position is often used to
set cuff pressures for blood flow restricted exercise (BFRE). However, supine AOP may not …

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 …

Potential implications of blood flow restriction exercise on vascular health: a brief review

D da Cunha Nascimento, BJ Schoenfeld, J Prestes - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise (aka occlusion training) has emerged as a viable
surrogate to traditional heavy-load strength rehabilitation training for a broad range of …

High-pressure blood flow restriction with very low load resistance training results in peripheral vascular adaptations similar to heavy resistance training

JG Mouser, KT Mattocks, SL Buckner… - Physiological …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective: To investigate vascular adaptations to eight weeks of resistance exercise, with
and without different pressures of blood flow restriction (BFR), in the upper and lower body …

Strengthening the brain—is resistance training with blood flow restriction an effective strategy for cognitive improvement?

A Törpel, F Herold, D Hamacher, NG Müller… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Aging is accompanied by a decrease in physical capabilities (eg, strength loss) and
cognitive decline. The observed bidirectional relationship between physical activity and …

Interface pressure, perceptual, and mean arterial pressure responses to different blood flow restriction systems

L Hughes, B Rosenblatt, C Gissane… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the cuff to limb interface pressure during blood flow restriction (BFR),
and the perceptual and mean arterial pressure responses, in different BFR systems …