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Traditional resistance training and blood flow restriction training showed conflicting results for improving quadriceps size.
Practitioners should be cautious when applying traditional resistance and blood flow restriction training due to inconsistent outcomes.
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Both traditional resistance training and blood flow restriction training showed conflicting results for improving quadriceps size.
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Based on systematic review methodology.
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Quadriceps muscle size changes following exercise in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed limbs: A systematic review
Benjamin Dutaillis et al. · Translational Sports Medicine · 2021
DOI 10.1002/tsm2.290
systematic_review · n=6Cited 4×
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