ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2025
Effects of blood flow restriction combined with low resistance training on post-activation performance enhancement in male volleyball players.
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- The effects of lower limb blood flow restriction training on post-activation potentiation enhancement and fatigue: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Can blood flow restriction amplify the physiological and performance benefits of interval training in male intermittent-sport athletes? a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Blood-Flow Restriction During Body-Weight Semi-Squats on Post-Conditioning Drop-Jump Performance in Adolescent Female Volleyball Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Acute effects of different blood flow restriction conditioning protocols on countermovement and squat jump performance.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundBlood flow restriction combined with low-load resistance training (BFR-RT) may effectively induce post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) in team sport athletes. However, the effectiveness of its application in male volleyball players is unclear.
objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the effect of BFR-RT on PAPE in male volleyball players between 15 s and 20 min after barbell squats.
methodsSixteen male collegiate volleyball players were randomly assigned to two groups, the BFR-RT group and the control group. The BFR-RT group performed two sets of 30 repetitions of barbell squats at 30% of their one-repetition maximum (1RM) with an average pressure of approximately 200 mmHg. The control group did squats at 90% 1RM. PAPE was assessed by measuring countermovement jump (CMJ) height, peak power output (PPO), vertical ground reaction force (vGRF), rate of force development (RFD), and EMG root-mean-square (RMS) of the biceps femoris (BF), vastus lateralis (VL), rectus femoris (RF), vastus medialis (VM), gastrocnemius (GA), and tibialis anterior (TA) at baseline and 15 s, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 min after the squats. A two-factor repeated-measures ANOVA was used for statistical analysis of the metrics.
resultsThe BFR-RT elicited PAPE in male volleyball players, with significant improvements observed in CMJ height. CMJ height significantly increased from 4 to 20 min after the conditioning activity (p < 0.01), with a between-group difference favoring BFR-RT at 16 min. For PPO, vGRF, and RFD, no significant time × group interactions were detected; however, time main effects indicated significant increases across both BFR-RT and RT groups (p < 0.05). Moreover, RMS amplitudes significantly increased over time for six muscles (BF, VL, RF, VM, GA, and TA; all p < 0.01), with no significant between-group differences.
conclusionsBFR-RT may induce acute PAPE in male volleyball players: CMJ exceeded RT at 16 min, PPO favored BFR-RT at 8-20 min, while vGRF, RFD, and EMG rose over time without consistent between-group effects. Given the small sample size, these preliminary findings require larger studies to confirm the potential of BFR-RT compared to traditional resistance training.
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