ReviewFrontiers in physiology2025
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.
Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers.
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- 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 calcium-regulating pulsed electromagnetic field combined with low-load blood flow restriction training on strength and performance adaptations in adolescent sprinters.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Article
- Muscle hypertrophy and strength improvements following blood flow restriction combined with resistance training in team-athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- The effects of 8 weeks of functional strength training and blood flow restriction training on lower limb muscle strength, maximal power, and movement quality in male sprinter college athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Acute effects of blood flow restriction training at various arterial occlusion pressures on muscle activation, blood lactate responses, and RPE in healthy adult males.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the comparative effects of blood flow restriction resistance training (BFR-RT) versus traditional resistance training (RT) on lower limb muscle hypertrophy, maximal strength, jumping ability, and sprint performance in athletes. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted across PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Embase and SPORTDiscus databases. This search identified 181 studies, of which 15 met the inclusion criteria. The quality of the studies was assessed using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool, and data were analyzed using StataMP 17.0. Results: The analysis revealed that BFR-RT significantly enhanced lower limb maximal strength (ES = 0.27, 95% CI: 0.03-0.52, p = 0.031, I Conclusion: The findings suggest that while BFR-RT is effective in improving maximal strength, it does not offer additional benefits over traditional RT in terms of muscle hypertrophy, jumping ability, or sprint performance.
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