Effects of blood flow restricted low-intensity concentric or eccentric training on muscle size and strength.

We investigated the acute and chronic effects of low-intensity concentric or eccentric resistance training with blood flow restriction (BFR) on muscle size and strength. Ten young men performed 30% of concentric one repetition maximal dumbbell curl exercise (four sets, total 75 reps) 3 days/week for...

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Main Authors: Tomohiro Yasuda, Jeremy P Loenneke, Robert S Thiebaud, Takashi Abe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3534116?pdf=render