ArticleFrontiers in physiology2022
Acute and Chronic Bone Marker and Endocrine Responses to Resistance Exercise With and Without Blood Flow Restriction in Young Men.
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- Effects of blood flow restriction combined with high-load training on muscle strength and sports performance in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of blood flow restriction training on bone metabolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Pooled it
- Muscle strength adaptation between high-load resistance training versus low-load blood flow restriction training with different cuff pressure characteristics: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Pooled it
- The Bone Biomarker Response to an Acute Bout of Exercise: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of blood flow restriction training on anthropometric and blood lipids in overweight/obese adults: Meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- Temporal dissociation between endocrine and psychological responses across an official boxing bout in national-level male boxers.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
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- Partial ischemia as molecular medicine: molecular mechanisms and clinical horizons of blood flow restriction training.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- Methodological Approach to Predicting Lower Limb Blood Flow Restriction Pressure Using Anthropometry and Hemodynamics.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Blood flow restriction training in microgravity: a review of multisystem physiological benefits and implementation challenges for long-duration space missions.NPJ microgravity · 2025Review
- Comparative analysis of high-intensity resistance training and blood flow restriction training on enhancing upper limb muscle strength and mass.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Effects of Different Blood Flow Restriction Training Modes on Body Composition and Maximal Strength of Untrained Individuals.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Muscle Strength and Hypertrophy in Untrained Males: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Based on a Comparison with High-Load Resistance Training.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Idiosyncratic bone responses to blood flow restriction exercise: new insights and future directions.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2024Review
- Effects of High-Load Bench Press Training with Different Blood Flow Restriction Pressurization Strategies on the Degree of Muscle Activation in the Upper Limbs of Bodybuilders.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Where Does Blood Flow Restriction Fit in the Toolbox of Athletic Development? A Narrative Review of the Proposed Mechanisms and Potential Applications.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Review
- Hormonal, immune, and oxidative stress responses to blood flow-restricted exercise.Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) · 2023Review
- Effects of blood flow restriction on mechanical properties of the rectus femoris muscle at rest.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
In this study, we compared acute and chronic bone marker and hormone responses to 6 weeks of low intensity (20% 1RM) blood flow restriction (BFR20) resistance training to high intensity (70% 1RM) traditional resistance training (TR70) and moderate intensity (45% 1RM) traditional resistance training (TR45) in young men (18-35 years). Participants were randomized to one of the training groups or to a control group (CON). The following training programs were performed 3 days per week for 6 weeks for knee extension and knee flexion exercises: BFR20, 20%1RM, 4 sets (30, 15, 15, 15 reps) wearing blood flow restriction cuffs around the proximal thighs; TR70, 70% 1RM 3 sets 10 reps; and TR45, 45% 1RM 3 sets 15 reps. Muscle strength and thigh cross-sectional area were assessed at baseline, between week 3 and 6 of training. Acute bone marker (Bone ALP, CTX-I) and hormone (testosterone, IGF-1, IGFBP-3, cortisol) responses were assessed at weeks 1 and 6, with blood collection done in the morning after an overnight fast. The main findings were that the acute bone formation marker (Bone ALP) showed significant changes for TR70 and BFR20 but there was no difference between weeks 1 and 6. TR70 had acute increases in testosterone, IGF-1, and IGFBP-3 (weeks 1 and 6). BFR20 had significant acute increases in testosterone (weeks 1 and 6) and in IGF-1 at week 6, while TR45 had significant acute increases in testosterone (week 1), IGF-1 (week 6), and IGFBP-3 (week 6). Strength and muscle size gains were similar for the training groups. In conclusion, low intensity BFR resistance training was effective for stimulating acute bone formation marker and hormone responses, although TR70 showed the more consistent hormone responses than the other training groups.
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