Where Does Blood Flow Restriction Fit in the Toolbox of Athletic Development? A Narrative Review of the Proposed Mechanisms and Potential Applications

CJ Davids, LA Roberts, T Bjørnsen, JM Peake… - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Blood flow-restricted exercise is currently used as a low-intensity time-efficient approach to
reap many of the benefits of typical high-intensity training. Evidence continues to lend …

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 …

Blood flow restriction and stimulated muscle contractions do not improve metabolic or vascular outcomes following glucose ingestion in young, active individuals

JN Cohen, MA Kuikman… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Glucose ingestion and absorption into the bloodstream can challenge glycemic regulation
and vascular endothelial function. Muscular contractions in exercise promote a return to …

Acute effects of electrostimulation and blood flow restriction on muscle thickness and fatigue in the lower body

S Santiago-Pescador, D Fajardo-Blanco… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in combination with blood flow restriction
(BFR) enhances muscle hypertrophy and force-generating capacity. The present study …

Optimization of exercise countermeasures to spaceflight using blood flow restriction

L Hughes, KJ Hackney… - Aerospace Medicine and …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
INTRODUCTION: During spaceflight missions, astronauts work in an extreme environment
with several hazards to physical health and performance. Exposure to microgravity results in …

The Discrepancy Between External and Internal Load/Intensity during Blood Flow Restriction Exercise: Understanding Blood Flow Restriction Pressure as Modulating …

R Bielitzki, M Behrens, T Behrendt, A Franz… - Sports Medicine …, 2024 - Springer
Physical exercise induces acute psychophysiological responses leading to chronic
adaptations when the exercise stimulus is applied repeatedly, at sufficient time periods, and …

Blood flow restricted electrical stimulations to prevent or attenuate symptoms of muscle damage

HE Cintron, JJ Heyburn, RL Sterner… - Research in Sports …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study was to determine if performing electrical stimulations (E-STIM)
under blood flow restriction (BFR) would result in a greater protective effect against …

The effect of blood flow restriction training combined with electrical muscle stimulation on neuromuscular adaptation: a randomized controlled trial

N Li, J Yang, Y Liao - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Low-intensity resistance training (≤ 25% 1RM) combined with blood flow
restriction training (BFRT) is beneficial to increasing muscle mass and muscle strength, but it …

Immediate Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Combined with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Female Amateur Football Players: A Pilot Trial

I Afán-Argüín, C Fernández-Morales… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
We aimed to investigate the acute effects of blood flow restriction (BFR) combined with
neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on muscle strength, thigh circumference, and …

The impact of blood flow restricted electrical stimulations on recovery from muscle damage

LNJ Brown, AN Gasser, RL Sterner… - Clinical Physiology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Both electrical stimulations (E‐STIM) and blood flow restriction (BFR) have
been shown to treat symptoms of exercise‐induced muscle damage, but little is known about …