Recently, I wrote a column about using the pre-exhaustion method during resistance training and was surprised by the high response. The advantage is being able to tax the muscle sufficiently to ...

Blood flow restriction training—once a niche rehabilitation method used primarily by physical therapists—has quietly transformed into one of fitness’s most intriguing innovations. This technique uses ...

In 1973, Sir Yoshiaki Sato, MD, PhD, developed the KAATSU ("training with added pressure") training method in Japan, which is now commonly known as blood flow restriction (BFR) training or occlusion ...

She says she's also found it particularly useful at certain points of her menstrual cycle. 'There are days where you just don’t feel strong. BFR helps me get a good pump without the fatigue or ...

The prevailing wisdom is that if you intend to add muscle mass and get stronger, you need to overload the muscles, challenging them with heavyweights. Let's look at what happens to your body during a ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As with other knee injuries, how you rehab from a torn ACL is critical to the overall success of the surgery to fix it. Hundreds of thousands of ACL repair surgeries are done ...

In the constantly evolving world of exercise science, few techniques have generated as much scientific interest and real-world results as blood flow restriction training (BFR). This innovative ...

Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) is gaining a cult following among elite athletes. Pro boxer Chris Billam-Smith is a fan. Players at Super League rugby club St Helens swear by it. Numerous Super League, ...

Every Women’s Health article is characterised by an undercurrent of ‘train smarter, not harder’. It’s not practical to spend 60+ minutes in the gym a day, and science shows this isn’t always the route ...