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The Hypertrophic Effects Of Practical Vascular Blood Flow Restriction Training, John Francis O'Halloran
The Hypertrophic Effects Of Practical Vascular Blood Flow Restriction Training, John Francis O'Halloran
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Practical blood flow restriction training is a new training technique that has the potential to increase muscular hypertrophy and muscular strength while allowing practitioners to train with lighter loads (20-30% of 1-RM). Through the use of elastic knee wraps, the limbs can be restricted using a perceived pressure scale. The comparison of practical blood flow resistance training with traditional, non-blood flow restricted resistance training and its effects on muscular hypertrophy and strength has not been investigated.
Twenty-one resistance-trained males participated in a 4-week training program and were randomly assigned to one of two groups: Practical BFR training (BFR; n = …