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Low load blood flow restriction (BFR) training is an effective strategy to increase muscular adaptations.
Practitioners can consider incorporating low load BFR training to enhance muscle adaptations in athletes.
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Emerging evidence indicates that low load blood flow restriction (BFR) training is an effective strategy to increase muscular adaptations.
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Blood Flow Restriction Training and the Physique Athlete: A Practical Research-Based Guide to Maximizing Muscle Size
Nicholas Rolnick et al. · Strength and conditioning journal · 2020
DOI 10.1519/ssc.0000000000000553
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