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Effects of blood flow restriction training on physical fitness among athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Body Composition and Maximal Strength in Military Personnel: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Dose-response relationships between temporal variables of blood flow restriction exercise and physiological adaptations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative and dose-response effects of supplementary exercise training on VOFrontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of different blood flow restriction training regimens combined with low-intensity training on muscle strength and cardiovascular safety in older adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled 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 Blood Flow Restriction Training at Different Levels of Arterial Occlusion Pressure on Body Composition and Athletic Performance in Youth Soccer Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Trial
- Effects of Stair-Climbing Exercise Snacks with Blood Flow Restriction on Fitness in Sedentary University Students: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The effects of resistance exercise with blood flow restriction on muscle performance, muscle mass, and function in older adults: a systematic review.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2026Review
- Partial ischemia as molecular medicine: molecular mechanisms and clinical horizons of blood flow restriction training.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- 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
- Influence of blood flow restriction cuff width on acute metabolic, perceptual, and landing responses to low-load resistance exercise in trained long jump athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 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
- Effect of low-intensity blood flow restriction combined with high-intensity resistance training on lower limb strength and stroke effect of table tennis players.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Effects of blood flow restriction interval training on aerobic, anaerobic capacity, and muscle strength in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Resistance training and cardiovascular health: epigenetic regulation.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- The effects of blood flow restriction combined with resistance training on lower limb strength, muscle hypertrophy, jumping ability, and sprint speed in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- The Effect of Blood Flow Restriction during Low-Load Resistance Training Unit on Knee Flexor Muscle Fatigue in Recreational Athletes: A Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) is an effective, scientific and safe training method, but its effect on the overall quality of athletes remains unclear. The aim of this systematic review with meta-analysis was to clarify the effects of BFRT on the physical fitness among athletes. Based on the PRISMA guidelines, searches were performed in PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, and SCOUPS, the Cochrane bias risk assessment tool was used to assess methodological quality, and RevMan 5.4 and STATA 15.0 software were used to analyze the data. A meta-analysis of 28 studies with a total sample size of 542 athletes aged 14-26 years and assessed as low risk for quality was performed. Our results revealed that the BFRT intervention had small to large improvements in the athletes' strength (ES = 0.74-1.03), power (ES = 0.46), speed (ES = 0.54), endurance (ES = 1.39-1.40), body composition (ES = 0.28-1.23), while there was no significant effect on body mass (p > 0.05). Subgroup analyses revealed that moderator variables (training duration, frequency, load, cuff pressure, and pressurization time) also had varying degrees of effect on athletes' physical fitness parameters. In conclusion, BFRT had a positive effect on the physical fitness parameters of the athletes, with significantly improved strength, power, speed, endurance and body composition, but not body mass parameters. When the training frequency ≥ 3 times/week, cuff pressure ≥ 160 mmHg, and pressurization time ≥ 10 min, the BFRT group was more favorable for the improvement of physical fitness parameters.
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