Blood flow restricted and traditional resistance training performed to fatigue produce equal muscle hypertrophy

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 754 - 763
• Main Authors: Farup, J., de Paoli, F., Bjerg, K., Riis, S., Ringgard, S., Vissing, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Arm; Electromyography; Female; fiber recruitment; Humans; Hypertrophy - diagnostic imaging; low-intensity resistance training; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Muscle Fatigue - physiology; Muscle Strength; muscle volume; Muscle, Skeletal - chemistry; Muscle, Skeletal - pathology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Myalgia - etiology; Organ Size; Regional Blood Flow - physiology; Resistance Training - adverse effects; Resistance Training - methods; Ultrasonography; vascular occlusion; volitional fatigue; Water - analysis; Young Adult; vascular occlusion; volitional fatigue; fiber recruitment; muscle volume; low-intensity resistance training

This study investigated the hypertrophic potential of load‐matched blood‐flow restricted resistance training (BFR) vs free‐flow traditional resistance training (low‐load TRT) performed to fatigue. Ten healthy young subjects performed unilateral BFR and contralateral low‐load TRT elbow flexor dumbbel...