Relative safety of 4 weeks of blood flow-restricted resistance exercise in young, healthy adults

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 653-662

  Clark, Brian C ^a   Manini, T M ^b   Hoffman, R L ^a   Williams, P S ^a   Guiler, M K ^a   Knutson, M J ^a   McGlynn, M L ^a   Kushnick, M R ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; KAATSU; Muscle; Vascular occlusion

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D; FIBRINOGEN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959618342     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01100.x     Document Type: Article

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