Blood Flow Restriction (also known as occlusion)
involves wrapping a strap, band, or wrap around the top portion of a
limb (i.e. your arms or legs) to restrict blood flow from leaving the
working muscles.
The idea is that blood will get pumped into the muscles via arterial
flow. However, the veins are restricted so that the blood cannot leave
the working muscles at the normal rate. The result is that you'll get a "super pump"
by forcing more blood volume into the muscle cells. This can help
increase growth through the fascial stretching that occurs when the
muscles get pumped beyond their normal size.
I'm currently experimenting with Blood Flow Restriction training in my own workouts and I've posted a blog and video clip sharing my results thus far...
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