The Effects of Restriction Pressure on Muscle Damage Responses to Blood Flow Restriction Exercise
Muscle Damage, Muscle Soreness, Muscle Strength
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Muscle Damage focused on measuring Muscle Damage, Muscle Soreness, Muscle Strength, Blood Flow Restriction
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Recreationally active (defined as performing ≥ 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or ≥ 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise per week for the past 6 months)
- Resistance-untrained (defined as performing less than 2 resistance exercise sessions per week for the past 6 months)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any history of cardiovascular (including hypertension [diastolic > 90 and/or systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg] and peripheral arterial vascular disease), metabolic, respiratory (including severe asthma), haematological (including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism), neurological, gastrointestinal, kidney, liver, or musculoskeletal disease
- Current or previous musculoskeletal injury that may be aggravated by exercise
- Current smoker
- Recently used prescribed anti-inflammatory medication within the previous 1 month
- Self-reported or diagnosed menstrual irregularities within ≥ 3 months prior to recruitment
- Currently pregnant
Sites / Locations
- University of SurreyRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
No Intervention
Blood flow-restricted exercise at 40% limb occlusion pressure (BFR-40)
Blood flow-restricted exercise at 80% limb occlusion pressure (BFR-80)
Control for BFR-40
Control for BFR-80
Participants in BFR-40 will perform a lower-body exercise protocol under BFR set to 40% of the participants' relative limb occlusion pressure.
Participants in BFR-80 will perform the same lower-body BFR exercise protocol as BFR-40; however, the occlusion pressure will be set to 80% of the participants' relative limb occlusion pressure.
Participants randomised to BFR-40 will perform the same exercise protocol without BFR with the contralateral leg.
Participants randomised to BFR-80 will perform the same exercise protocol without BFR with the contralateral leg.