Low intensity blood flow restriction training: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1849-1859

  Loenneke, Jeremy P ^a   Wilson, Jacob M ^b   Marín, Pedro J ^c   Zourdos, Michael C ^d   Bemben, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^c EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY MIGUEL DE CERVANTES   (Spain)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertrophy; KAATSU; Strength; Vascular occlusion training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84861530260     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2167-x     Document Type: Article

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