Acute effects of blood flow restriction on muscle activity and endurance during fatiguing dynamic knee extensions at low load

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2389-2395

  Wernbom, Mathias ^a   Järrebring, Rickard ^a   Andreasson, Mikael A ^a   Augustsson, Jesper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood flow restricted exercise; Ischemia; Muscle activation; Muscle hypertrophy; Strength training; Vascular occlusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; KNEE; LIGATION; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONSTRICTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 70449334446     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181bc1c2a     Document Type: Article

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