Greater neuromuscular fatigue following low-load blood flow restriction than non-blood flow restriction resistance exercise among recreationally active men
Ethan C. Hill, Paola M. Rivera, Chris E. Proppe, David H. Gonzalez Rojas, Aaron M. Wizenberg, Joshua L. Keller
Abstract
The application of blood flow restriction induces greater acute neuromuscular fatigue relative to nonrestricted conditions. Resistance exercise with blood flow restriction elicited a greater reduction in twitch responses. These neuromuscular differences might explain the more favorable adaptations achieved with blood flow restriction that are likely a function of metabolic stress and subsequent changes in efferent neural drive.
Topics & Concepts
Blood flow restrictionResistance trainingBlood flowPhysical medicine and rehabilitationFlow (mathematics)PsychologyMedicinePhysical therapyCardiologyMechanicsPhysicsCardiovascular and exercise physiologyHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlHemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy