Key result
Low cuff pressure-small cuff width BFR exercise did not result in greater muscular swelling (12.4% vs 11.3%) or alter metabolic, cardiovascular, or perceptual responses relative to control.
Why the study?
Does low cuff pressure-small cuff width blood flow restricted exercise alter acute muscular, metabolic, cardiovascular, and perceptual responses compared to low-intensity exercise alone in resistance-trained men?
RCT (n=14)
randomized
Does low cuff pressure-small cuff width blood flow restricted exercise alter acute muscular, metabolic, cardiovascular, and perceptual responses compared to low-intensity exercise alone in resistance-trained men?
Absolute Event Rate: 12.4% vs 11.3%
p-value: p=0.001
Low cuff pressure-small cuff width BFR exercise does not result in greater muscular swelling or alter metabolic, cardiovascular, or perceptual responses relative to low-intensity exercise alone.
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Low cuff pressure-small cuff width BFR confers no acute benefit over low-intensity exercise; challenges efficacy of these parameters in resistance-trained men.
Hackney et al. (2016) conducted an RCT in Healthy (resistance trained) (n=14). Low cuff pressure-small cuff width blood flow restricted (BFR) exercise vs. Control exercise (20% MVC, free blood flow) was evaluated on Muscle cross-sectional area increase from baseline (p=0.001). Low cuff pressure-small cuff width BFR exercise did not result in greater muscular swelling (12.4% vs 11.3%) or alter metabolic, cardiovascular, or perceptual responses relative to control.
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