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Blood Flow Restricted Exercise and Skeletal Muscle Health

Manini, Todd M., Clark, Brian C.·2009·Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

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In Brief For nearly half a century, high mechanical loading and mechanotransduction pathways have guided exercise recommendations for inducing muscle hypertrophy. However, emerging research on low-intensity exercise with blood flow restriction challenges this paradigm. This article will describe the BFR exercise model and discuss its efficacy, potential mechanisms, and clinical viability. Exercise with blood flow restriction results in muscle growth, and this review discusses its efficacy, mechanisms of action, and feasibility.

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Authors
Manini, T. M., & Clark, B. C.
Venue
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
Published
2009-04
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
78-85
ISSN
0091-6331 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1975835247
Cited by
296
References
25
FWCI
34.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
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