Mikaela L Frechette

Jan 21, 2025 | physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Mikaela L Frechette |Summer B. Cook |Brendan Scott |Jane Tan

1 INTRODUCTION Blood flow restriction (BFR) combined with low-load resistance training is an effective strategy for increasing muscle size and strength without needing to lift heavy loads (Lixandrão et al., 2018). Applying BFR during low work rate aerobic training has also been shown to improve cardiovascular fitness (Silva et al., 2019) and functional abilities in the context of rehabilitation (Hedt et al., 2022).