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Understanding limb occlusion pressure (LOP) is a prerequisite to fully understanding the physiology of blood flow restriction. In this article, we’ll discuss: What LOP is Why it’s important What factors...
Given the practice itself seems relatively odd when you first hear it (we’re purposely going to restrict blood flow? Isn’t that counterproductive?), we think it’s important to cover a brief...
Limb occlusion pressure (LOP) is a foundational concept to understand in blood flow restriction training. You may also hear it referred to as “AOP” or arterial occlusion pressure - both...
Blood flow restriction has been demonstrated to be a powerful tool for improving strength, recovery, and endurance while utilizing lighter training loads and shorter sessions. Exactly how hard should you...
Blood flow restriction (BFR) is growing in popularity in physiotherapy, Olympic and professional sports, and weight rooms. Yet, how it works and how it can help people build muscle is still...
If you followed the Olympics this year, you may have noticed a wave of athletes utilizing BFR bands between competitions. The NY Times first reported Blood Flow Restriction Training a few weeks...
Australian fitness-technology company SAGA Fitness has announced an exciting new partnership with the UFC Performance Institute (UFC PI) the state-of-the-art, mixed martial arts training, research, and sports performance innovation leader, to provide...
Add some spice to your training with this quick-hit aerobic workout with Blood Flow Restriction. BFR is known to help improve your aerobic capacity, making your body more efficient at...
There are many positive effects of strength training on the body. This includes making you stronger and fitter, helping to lose weight, developing and maintaining bone health and increasing the...
If you’ve transitioned to a home gym set up and are reluctant to start forking out for a gym membership again, The BFR cuffs could be the perfect addition to...
So you’ve heard the term Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) but you’re not quite sure what it is, what the benefits are or how to get started. We’ve done our best...