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MUSCLE & NERVE
Volume 51, Issue 5, Pages 713-721Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/mus.24448
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amplitude; KAATSU; muscle hypertrophy; muscle strength; occlusion training
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IntroductionAn unresolved question in resistance training combined with blood flow restriction (BFR) is what percentage of estimated arterial occlusion pressure provides the most robust acute muscular response. MethodsForty participants were assigned to Experiments 1, 2, or 3. Each experiment completed exercise protocols differing by pressure, exercise load, and/or volume. Torque was measured pre- and postexercise, and muscle activation was measured pre- and during each set. ResultsPressure and load did not affect torque greatly. Muscle activation increased in all conditions (P<0.05) and was higher with 30% 1RM compared with 20% 1RM. Pressure appeared to increase muscle activation from 40% to 50% arterial occlusion [66% vs. 87% maximal voluntary contraction (30% 1RM)] but was not further increased with higher pressure. ConclusionDifferent levels of BFR may alter the acute muscular response to a degree, although higher pressures do not appear to augment these changes. Muscle Nerve51:713-721, 2015
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