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 …

Exercise with blood flow restriction: an updated evidence-based approach for enhanced muscular development

BR Scott, JP Loenneke, KM Slattery, BJ Dascombe - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
A growing body of evidence supports the use of moderate blood flow restriction (BFR)
combined with low-load resistance exercise to enhance hypertrophic and strength …

Effects of cuff width on arterial occlusion: implications for blood flow restricted exercise

JP Loenneke, CA Fahs, LM Rossow, VD Sherk… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in cuff pressure which occludes
arterial blood flow for two different types of cuffs which are commonly used in blood flow …

Influence of relative blood flow restriction pressure on muscle activation and muscle adaptation

BR Counts, SJ Dankel, BE Barnett, D Kim… - Muscle & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the acute and chronic skeletal muscle
response to differing levels of blood flow restriction (BFR) pressure. Methods: Fourteen …

The influence of participant characteristics on the relationship between cuff pressure and level of blood flow restriction

JEA Hunt, C Stodart, RA Ferguson - European journal of applied …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Previous investigations to establish factors influencing the blood flow restriction
(BFR) stimulus have determined cuff pressures required for complete arterial occlusion …

Effects of exercise with and without different degrees of blood flow restriction on torque and muscle activation

JP Loenneke, D Kim, CA Fahs, RS Thiebaud… - Muscle & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction An unresolved question in resistance training combined with blood flow
restriction (BFR) is what percentage of estimated arterial occlusion pressure provides the …

Practical blood flow restriction training increases acute determinants of hypertrophy without increasing indices of muscle damage

JM Wilson, RP Lowery, JM Joy… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Wilson, JM, Lowery, RP, Joy, JM, Loenneke, JP, and Naimo, MA. Practical blood
flow restriction training increases acute determinants of hypertrophy without increasing …

Relative safety of 4 weeks of blood flow‐restricted resistance exercise in young, healthy adults

BC Clark, TM Manini, RL Hoffman… - … journal of medicine …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This study evaluated the effect of 4 weeks of low‐load resistance exercise with blood flow
restriction (BFRE) on increasing strength in comparison with high‐load resistance exercise …

Efficacy of blood flow–restricted, low-load resistance training in women with risk factors for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

NA Segal, GN Williams, MC Davis, RB Wallace… - Pm&r, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To assess whether concurrent blood flow restriction (BFR) during low-load
resistance training is an efficacious and tolerable means of improving quadriceps strength …

Effect of multiple set on intramuscular metabolic stress during low-intensity resistance exercise with blood flow restriction

T Suga, K Okita, S Takada, M Omokawa… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Our previous study reported that intramuscular metabolic stress during low-intensity
resistance exercise was significantly enhanced by combining blood flow restriction (BFR); …