Potential safety issues with blood flow restriction training

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 510-518

  Loenneke, J P ^a   Wilson, J M ^b   Wilson, G J ^c   Pujol, T J ^d   Bemben, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Hypertrophy; KAATSU; Muscle damage

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW; EXERCISE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

EXERCISE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SAFETY;

EID: 79960209223     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01290.x     Document Type: Review

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