ArticleFrontiers in physiology2022
Muscle Adaptations to Heavy-Load and Blood Flow Restriction Resistance Training Methods.
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- Effect of blood-flow restrictedPeerJ · 2025Pooled it
- Potential Moderators of the Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Muscle Strength and Hypertrophy: A Meta-analysis Based on a Comparison with High-Load Resistance Training.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
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- Beneficial Role of Blood Flow Restriction Exercise in Heart Disease and Heart Failure Using the Muscle Hypothesis of Chronic Heart Failure and a Growing Literature.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
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- Rehabilitation efficacy of Low-Load blood flow restriction training for lateral patellar compression syndrome.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 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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- Effects of low-load blood flow restriction resistance training on lower limb morphology and functional performance in male college table tennis athletes: a three-arm randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
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- Blood Flow Restriction Training: A Tool to Enhance Rehabilitation and Build Athlete Resiliency.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Neuromuscular adaptations to resistance training in elite versus recreational athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Commentary: 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 · 2024Article
- Quadriceps vascular occlusion does not alter muscle action or balance: A cross-sectional study.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2024Article
- No Differences in Exercise Performance, Perceptual Response, or Safety Were Observed Among 3 Blood Flow Restriction Devices.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Mechanisms of mechanical overload-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy: current understanding and future directions.Physiological reviews · 2023Review
- Effects of left thigh blood flow restriction exercise on muscle strength and golf performance in amateur golfers.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2023Article
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Abstract
Resistance-based blood flow restriction training (BFRT) improves skeletal muscle strength and size. Unlike heavy-load resistance training (HLRT), there is debate as to whether strength adaptations following BFRT interventions can be primarily attributed to concurrent muscle hypertrophy, as the magnitude of hypertrophy is often minor. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of 7 weeks of BFRT and HLRT on muscle strength and hypertrophy. The expression of protein growth markers from muscle biopsy samples was also measured. Male participants were allocated to moderately heavy-load training (HL;
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