YOUTHS IMPROVE MORE WITH BFR THAN WEIGHTS

INCREASE MUSCULAR STRENGTH IN ADOLESCENTS THE EFFECTS OF PRACTICAL BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION TRAINING ON ADOLESCENT LOWER BODY STRENGTH. Luebbers PE1, Witte EV, Oshel JQ. J Strength Cond Res. 2017 Oct 27. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002302. FULL ARTICLE CONCLUSION In this study the authors compared a back squat exercise for adolescents using low load BFR as compared to…

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GROWTH HORMONE – ANABOLIC RESPONSE

ANABOLIC HORMONAL RESPONSE TO BRFT BFRT + light weights generates a growth response throughout the entire body. HEMODYNAMIC AND HORMONAL RESPONSES TO A SHORT-TERM LOW-INTENSITY RESISTANCE EXERCISE WITH THE REDUCTION OF MUSCLE BLOOD FLO H. Takano, T. Morita, H. Iida, K Asada, M Kato, K. Uno, K. Hirose, A. Matsumoto, K. Takenaka, Y. Hirata, F.…

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LESS MUSCLE DAMAGE, SHORTER RECOVERY

LESS MUSCLE DAMAGE, SHORTER RECOVERY BFRT + light weights generates a growth response throughout the entire body. Impact of BFR Exercise on Muscle Fatigue Development and Recovery Husmann F1, Mittlmeier T, Bruhn S, Zschorlich V, Behrens M. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 Nov 6. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001475. FULL ARTICLE CONCLUSION In this study the authors looked…

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INCREASE STRENGTH WITH BFR

INCREASE STRENGTH WITH BFR BFRT + light weights generates a growth response throughout the entire body. EFFECTS OF RESISTANCE EXERCISE COMBINED WITH MODERATE VASCULAR OCCLUSION ON MUSCULAR FUNCTION IN HUMANS Y. Takarada, H. Takazawa, Y. Sato, S. Takebayashi, Y. Tanaka and N. Ishii Journal of Applied Physiology 88:2097-2106, 2000. FULL ARTICLE CONCLUSION The major finding…

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INCIDENCE RATE OF COMPLICATIONS

WHEN DONE RIGHT, BFRT IS AS SAFE AS NORMAL EXERCISE BFRT + light weights generates a growth response throughout the entire body. USE AND SAFETY OF KAATSU TRAINING: RESULTS OF A NATIONAL SURVEY T. Nakajima, M. Kurano, H. Iida, H. Takano, H. Oonuma, T. Morita, K. Meguro, Y. Sato, T. Nagata, and KATTSU Training Group…

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ELDERLY IMPROVE NORMAL DAILY FUNCTION

“BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION WALKING IMPROVES PHYSICAL FUNCTION BEYOND THAT OF TRADITIONAL WALKING EXERCISE.” – Matthew John Clarkson, Louise Conway, Stuart Anthony Warmington. BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION WALKING AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN OLDER ADULTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL. Matthew John Clarkson, Louise Conway, Stuart Anthony Warmington J Sci Med Sport. 2017 Dec;20(12):1041-1046. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.04.012. Epub 2017 Apr…

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