ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2023
Where Does Blood Flow Restriction Fit in the Toolbox of Athletic Development? A Narrative Review of the Proposed Mechanisms and Potential Applications.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Blood flow restriction training for lower limb injury prevention and rehabilitation in dancers: a scoping review of current evidence and future directions.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- 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 upper extremity blood flow restriction training on muscle strength and hypertrophy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Endocrine responses to low-load blood flow restricted and high-load resistance exercise in well-trained males.Physiological reports · 2025Trial
- Comparative effects of aerobic training modalities with and without blood flow restriction on maximal and peak oxygen uptake in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Review
- Blood Flow Restriction Training for Rehabilitation and Readiness in Tactical Populations: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Enhancing physical performance with ischemic preconditioning: a systematic review and meta-analysis of moderators and performance outcomes.Biology of sport · 2026Review
- Effects of velocity loss with blood flow restriction in full squat on strength gains, neuromuscular adaptations, and muscle hypertrophy.Biology of sport · 2026Article
- Accelerating an Olympic Decathlete's Return to Competition Using High-Frequency Blood Flow Restriction Training: A Case Report.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- How can Blood Flow Restriction Exercise be Utilised for the Management of Persistent Pain Following Complex Injuries in Military Personnel? A Narrative Review.Sports medicine - open · 2025Review
- Blood flow restriction-enhanced platelet-rich plasma: A pilot randomised controlled trial protocol.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Acute Hemodynamic, Metabolic, and Hormonal Responses to a Boxing Exergame with and without Blood Flow Restriction in Non-Athlete Young Individuals.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Cerebral cortex activation and functional connectivity during low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction: An fNIRS study.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
Blood flow-restricted exercise is currently used as a low-intensity time-efficient approach to reap many of the benefits of typical high-intensity training. Evidence continues to lend support to the notion that even highly trained individuals, such as athletes, still benefit from this mode of training. Both resistance and endurance exercise may be combined with blood flow restriction to provide a spectrum of adaptations in skeletal muscle, spanning from myofibrillar to mitochondrial adjustments. Such diverse adaptations would benefit both muscular strength and endurance qualities concurrently, which are demanded in athletic performance, most notably in team sports. Moreover, recent work indicates that when traditional high-load resistance training is supplemented with low-load, blood flow-restricted exercise, either in the same session or as a separate training block in a periodised programme, a synergistic and complementary effect on training adaptations may occur. Transient reductions in mechanical loading of tissues afforded by low-load, blood flow-restricted exercise may also serve a purpose during de-loading, tapering or rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injury. This narrative review aims to expand on the current scientific and practical understanding of how blood flow restriction methods may be applied by coaches and practitioners to enhance current athletic development models.
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