BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION TRAINING

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Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training is a technique that combines low intensity exercise with blood flow occlusion that produces similar results to high intensity training. It involves the application of a pneumatic cuff (tourniquet) proximally to the muscle that is being trained. The cuff is then inflated to a specific pressure with the aim of obtaining partial arterial and complete venous occlusion. The patient is then asked to perform resistance exercises at a low intensity of 20-30% of 1 repetition max (1RM), with high repetitions per set (15-30) and short rest intervals between sets (30 seconds). This enables an athlete to increase the size and strength of muscles with minimal joint/tissue stress, little to no soreness or delayed onset muscular soreness (DOMS) and little to no recovery needed.