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NEW PODCAST
I was happy to be invited to speak with @themvmtpts about all things blood flow restriction. This podcast was actually a little different as I was able to really delve into my personal philosophy behind blood flow restriction into clinical practice and why it is such an effective stressor to promote adaptation in load compromised patients. Hope you give it a listen. Head over to their page and link in bio to check it out.

BFR AS A BRIDGE THERAPY
BFR can be an excellent tool to bridge the gap between acute rehabilitation to high performance, potentially accelerating the process by getting results faster than traditional therapies. What are some success stories of your own using BFR to accelerate performance & recovery?

CHASE THE PUMP
No, but really - the pump is an important part of muscle growth. Especially during this period of time when heavy weight training is likely impossible for most of us, BFR can offer comparable muscle cell swelling ("the pump") as heavy weight training. We've learned that cell swelling can signal to our body that positive things are happening at the level of the muscle through exercise. What happens after we do this over and over again? Muscle hypertrophy!
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#ChaseThePump and get SWOLE!
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Thanks to @pheasyque for his amazing talents in illustrating the cell swelling concept. Anyone interested in learning more about the science behind muscle building should check out his page!

EXPLAINING PROXIMAL HYPERTROPHY WITH BFR TRAINING
Blood flow restriction, or BFR training involves use of a cuff applied to the proximal most part of the arm or leg most commonly using an applied pressure that is personalized to the individual such that they are never exercising above full occlusive pressures. While BFR training can produce significant gains in muscle hypertrophy using less weights than normal (20-50% 1RM), there is also the observation that unoccluded trunk muscles, like the gluteus maximus or pectoralis major undergo hypertrophy from BFR training. This is known as proximal hypertrophy and some have suggested this may be due to hormonal effects (false) from the intensity of training but there may be a simpler explanation - simply fatiguing the muscles distal to the cuff produces significant increase in proximal muscle fiber recruitment that over time, leads to muscle growth. Important to note that proximal hypertrophy should be considered a BONUS to BFR training, not something we should directly try to elicit. If we want proximal hypertrophy - train the muscles DIRECTLY and HEAVY! That is - unless there's an injury...
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This is just one small sample piece of educational material in @thebfrpros upcoming 8-10 hour online BFR training course that's coming at you this summer. We will cover almost everything (yes, everything - I promise) about BFR training that you would ever want to know. Interested in knowing more? Comment below!

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