ArticleFrontiers in physiology2019
The Association Between Muscle Deoxygenation and Muscle Hypertrophy to Blood Flow Restricted Training Performed at High and Low Loads.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Can blood flow restriction amplify the physiological and performance benefits of interval training in male intermittent-sport athletes? a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Blood flow restriction combined with resistance training on muscle strength and thickness improvement in young adults: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
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- Low-Load Blood-Flow Restriction Exercise to Failure and Nonfailure and Myoelectric Activity: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of athletic training · 2022Pooled it
- Is There a Minimum Effective Dose for Vascular Occlusion During Blood Flow Restriction Training?Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Neural Adaptations Following Blood Flow Restriction Training: What We Know and What We Don't Know.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of blood flow restriction-augmented baduanjin training on quadriceps strength and postural stability in sedentary young men: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
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- Effects of deload periods in resistance training on muscle hypertrophy and strength endurance in untrained young men using a randomized within subject design.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Blood flow restriction exacerbates muscle deoxygenation and fatigue during sport climbing specific finger flexors resistance training.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Effects of Low-Load Blood-Flow Restriction Training Versus High-Load Resistance Training on Neuromuscular Performance and Neuromuscular Activation.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction vs. conventional high-intensity resistance training in older people diagnosed with sarcopenia: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Differential training benefits and motor unit remodeling in wrist force precision tasks following high and low load blood flow restriction exercises under volume-matched conditions.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Trial
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- Sprint-interval training with post-exercise blood flow restriction increases mitochondrial content and respiration.The Journal of physiology · 2026Article
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- Blood flow restriction modulates common drive to motor units and force precision: implications for neuromuscular coordination.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction Training Enhances Brachial Blood Flow During Exercise but not Reactive Hyperemia in Experienced Climbers.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Article
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Abstract
The metabolic stress induced by blood flow restriction (BFR) during resistance training (RT) might maximize muscle growth. However, it is currently unknown whether metabolic stress are associated with muscle hypertrophy after RT protocols with high- or low load. Therefore, the aim of the study was to compare the effect of high load RT (HL-RT), high load BFR (HL-BFR), and low load BFR (LL-BFR) on deoxyhemoglobin concentration [HHb] (proxy marker of metabolic stress), muscle cross-sectional area (CSA), activation, strength, architecture and edema before (T1), after 5 (T2), and 10 weeks (T3) of training with these protocols. Additionally, we analyzed the occurrence of association between muscle deoxygenation and muscle hypertrophy. Thirty young men were selected and each of participants' legs was allocated to one of the three experimental protocols in a randomized and balanced way according to quartiles of the baseline CSA and leg extension 1-RM values of the dominant leg. The dynamic maximum strength was measured by 1-RM test and vastus lateralis (VL) muscle cross-sectional area CSA echo intensity (CSA
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