기사
Enhancing Strength and Postocclusive Calf Blood Flow in Older People With Training With Blood-Flow Restriction
- 개인저자
- Stephen D. Patterson
- 수록페이지
- 201-213 p.
- 발행일자
- 2011.07.07
- 출판사
- Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc
초록
The response of calf-muscle strength, resting blood flow, and postocclusive blood flow (PObf) were investigated after 4 wk of low-load resistance training (LLRT) with and without blood-flow restriction in a matched-leg design. Ten untrained older individuals age 62–73 yr performed unilateral plantar-flexion LLRT at 25% 1-repetition maximum (1RM). One limb was trained with normal blood flow and the other had blood flow restricted using a pressure cuff above the knee. 1RM, isometric maximal voluntary contraction, and isokinetic strength at 0.52 rad/s increased (p qqqlt; .05) more after LLRT with blood-flow restriction than with normal blood flow. Peak PObf increased (p qqqlt; .05) after LLRT with blood-flow restriction, compared with no change after LLRT with normal blood flow. These results suggest that 4 wk of LLRT with blood-flow restriction may be beneficial to older individuals to improve strength and blood-flow parameters.