Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2020
Lunge exercises with blood-flow restriction induces post-activation potentiation and improves vertical jump performance.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effects of lower limb blood flow restriction training on post-activation potentiation enhancement and fatigue: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of blood flow restriction training with different intermittent durations on the post-activation potentiation of lower limbs:a meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Post-activation potentiation enhancement induction strategies with different rest intervals on jump performance: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- The immediate effects of blood flow restriction training on upper limb muscle strength and fatigue level: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of blood flow restriction training on PAP and lower limb muscle activation: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Unilateral Conditioning Activity on Acute Performance Enhancement: A Systematic Review.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Can Blood Flow Restriction Training Benefit Post-Activation Potentiation? A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Post activation potentiation effect of different preloading protocols on sprint performance.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- Assessing the Post-Activation Performance Enhancement of Upper Limbs in Basketball Athletes: A Sensor-Based Study of Rapid Stretch Compound and Blood Flow Restriction Training.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Trial
- The Reliability and Validity of Manual Palpation to Assess Lower Limb Arterial Occlusion Pressure in Older Adults, for Application in Blood Flow Restriction Exercise.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- Effects of Blood-Flow Restriction During Body-Weight Semi-Squats on Post-Conditioning Drop-Jump Performance in Adolescent Female Volleyball Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effect of PAPE induced by different squat loads on jump performance in collegiate female basketball players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Low-Load Conditioning with Blood Flow Restriction and Whole-Body Vibration Induces Post-Activation Performance Enhancement Effects and Improves Anaerobic Performance: A Pilot Study.Journal of human kinetics · 2026Article
- Acute neuromuscular and metabolic responses to complex training with blood flow restriction: effects of arterial occlusion pressure on post-activation performance enhancement.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Maximum-Speed Warm-Up Without External Load Improves the Chest Pass Distance in Female Basketball Players.International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- Investigation of the impact of pressurization coupled with eccentric resistance training on the explosive strength of the lower limbs in male college students specializing in sprinting.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Effects of systemic versus local hypoxia on post-activation performance enhancement in well-trained field hockey players.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Effects of blood flow restriction combined with low resistance training on post-activation performance enhancement in male volleyball players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study examined the post-activation potentiation effects of body-weight lunge exercises with blood-flow restriction on jump performance. Eighteen anaerobically trained men took part in this study across 3 weeks.
methodsDuring the first week, participants were familiarised with the lunge exercises with blood-flow restriction and the drop-jump protocol. In the second and third week, participants were randomly allocated to complete body-weight lunges (three sets of eight repetitions) either with or without blood-flow restriction (occlusion set at 130% of systolic blood pressure) to induce post-activation potentiation. Drop-jump performance was assessed between blood-flow conditions, and prior to, and at the third, sixth, ninth, twelfth and fifteenth minute following each lunge exercise. Relationships between mechanical contributors of jump performance and final jump performance were examined via Pearson correlation coefficients.
resultsLunges with blood-flow restriction significantly improved jump height (~ 4.5% ± 0.8%), flight time (~ 3.4% ± 0.3%) and power (~ 4.1% ± 0.3%) within 6-15 min post-exercise (p < 0.05) with the magnitude of effect between blood-flow conditions, moderate-large (0.54-1.16). No significant changes (p > 0.05) were found in jump performance measures following lunge exercises without blood-flow restriction. Significant correlations (p < 0.05) between mechanical contributors of jump performance and jump performance highlighted the potential of blood-flow restriction to enhance stretch-shortening cycle mechanics in the current study.
conclusionLunge exercises with blood-flow restriction improved subsequent jump performance in anaerobically trained men. The use of blood-flow restriction may be a practical alternative to heavy resistance training equipment during warm-up protocols.
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