Metabolic adaptation

Resting glycogen levels were higher after low-intensity resistance training (LIT) with vascular occlusion (OCC) compared to LIT alone.

Incorporating vascular occlusion during low-intensity resistance training may enhance glycogen storage in muscles.

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resting [glycogen] was higher (P <or= 0.05) in both arms after LIT (CON: 452 +/- 20 vs 325 +/- 28, OCC: 501 +/- 12 vs 332 +/- 28 mmol.kg-1 dry weight) and the increase was larger in the OCC arm (P <or= 0.05).

Kirsten A. Burgomaster et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2003

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Based on the study design involving direct measurements and comparisons.

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Resistance Training with Vascular Occlusion: Metabolic Adaptations in Human Muscle

Kirsten A. Burgomaster et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2003

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