Low-load resistance training promotes muscular adaptation regardless of vascular occlusion, load, or volume
- 3 March 2015
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in European Journal of Applied Physiology
- Vol. 115 (7), 1559-1568
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-015-3141-9
Abstract
This study investigates the impact of two different intensities and different volumes of low-load resistance training (LLRT) with and without blood flow restriction on the adaptation of muscle strength and size.Keywords
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