Corticomotor Excitability is Increased Following an Acute Bout of Blood Flow Restriction Resistance Exercise

10 males

Light-load (20% 1-RM) unilateral elbow flexion exercise with blood flow restriction applied continuously at 80% resting systolic blood pressure (BFR-C) or intermittently at 130% resting systolic blood pressure (BFR-I)

Heavy-load (80% 1-RM) and light-load (20% 1-RM) unilateral elbow flexion exercise without blood flow restriction

Corticomotor excitability (motor evoked potential, MEP amplitude) and short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) measured using transcranial magnetic stimulation over a 60 min post-exercise periodsurrogate