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 …

A review on the mechanisms of blood-flow restriction resistance training-induced muscle hypertrophy

SJ Pearson, SR Hussain - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
It has traditionally been believed that resistance training can only induce muscle growth
when the exercise intensity is greater than 65% of the 1-repetition maximum (RM). However …

Low-intensity resistance training with blood flow restriction improves vascular endothelial function and peripheral blood circulation in healthy elderly people

R Shimizu, K Hotta, S Yamamoto, T Matsumoto… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The present study aimed to investigate the effects of low-intensity resistance
training with blood flow restriction (BFR resistance training) on vascular endothelial function …

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 …

Blood flow restriction in the upper and lower limbs is predicted by limb circumference and systolic blood pressure

JP Loenneke, KM Allen, JG Mouser… - European journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose To determine what factors should be accounted for when setting the blood flow
restriction (BFR) cuff pressure for the upper and lower body. Methods One hundred and …

Circulating hormone and cytokine response to low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction in older men

SD Patterson, M Leggate, MA Nimmo… - European journal of …, 2013 - Springer
It has been suggested that circulating hormones and cytokines are important in the adaptive
response to low-load resistance training (LLRT) with blood flow restriction (BFR); however …

Blood flow restricted exercise and vascular function

M Horiuchi, K Okita - International journal of vascular medicine, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
It is established that regular aerobic training improves vascular function, for example,
endothelium‐dependent vasodilatation and arterial stiffness or compliance and thereby …

The effects of blood flow restriction on upper-body musculature located distal and proximal to applied pressure

SJ Dankel, MB Jessee, T Abe, JP Loenneke - Sports Medicine, 2016 - Springer
Blood flow restriction (BFR) training has been shown to increase muscle size and strength
when combined with low-load [20–30% one-repetition maximum (1RM)] resistance training …

Comparing adaptations from blood flow restriction exercise training using regulated or unregulated pressure systems: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MJ Clarkson, B McMahon… - Clinical …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective No study has examined outcomes derived from blood flow restriction exercise
training interventions using regulated compared with unregulated blood flow restriction …

Time course of regional vascular adaptations to low load resistance training with blood flow restriction

JEA Hunt, D Galea, G Tufft, D Bunce… - Journal of applied …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Distortion to hemodynamic and ischemic stimuli during blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise
may influence regional vascular adaptation. We examined changes at the conduit …