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 …

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 …

Blood pressure response between resistance exercise with and without blood flow restriction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

E Domingos, MD Polito - Life sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Aim The aim of this study was to compare, by means of a systematic review and meta-
analysis, the effects of resistance training with and without blood flow restriction (BFR) on …

Technical and training related aspects of resistance training using blood flow restriction in competitive sport-a review

M Wilk, M Krzysztofik, M Gepfert… - Journal of human …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Blood flow restriction (BFR) combined with resistance training (RT-BFR) shows significant
benefits in terms of muscle strength and hypertrophy. Such effects have been observed in …

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 …

Is there rationale for the cuff pressures prescribed for blood flow restriction exercise? A systematic review

MJ Clarkson, AK May… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Blood flow restriction exercise has increasingly broad applications among
healthy and clinical populations. Ensuring the technique is applied in a safe, controlled, and …

Measurements of arterial occlusion pressure using hand-held devices

PR Vehrs, S Richards, J Allen, R Barrett… - The Journal of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Vehrs, PR, Reynolds, S, Allen, J, Barrett, R, Blazzard, C, Burbank, T, Hart, H,
Kasper, N, Lacey, R, Lopez, D, and Fellingham, GW. Measurements of arterial occlusion …

Tissue oxygenation in response to different relative levels of blood-flow restricted exercise

JF Reis, P Fatela, GV Mendonca, JR Vaz… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Blood flow restrictive (BFR) exercise elicits a localized hypoxic environment compatible with
greater metabolic stress. We intended to compare the acute changes in muscle …

Use of a handheld Doppler to measure brachial and femoral artery occlusion pressure

PR Vehrs, S Richards, C Blazzard, H Hart… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Measurement of arterial occlusion pressure (AOP) is essential to the safe and
effective use of blood flow restriction during exercise. Use of a Doppler ultrasound (US) is …

Moderately heavy exercise produces lower cardiovascular, RPE, and discomfort compared to lower load exercise with and without blood flow restriction

ZW Bell, SL Buckner, MB Jessee, JG Mouser… - European journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose To determine the acute cardiovascular and perceptual responses of low-load
exercise with or without blood flow restriction and compare those responses to that of …