Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (14): 2248-2253.doi: 10.12307/2024.292

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Effect of blood flow restriction training on the fitness benefit of upper limb muscles

Zhang Yue, Guo Yingjie, Cheng Yang, Yang Tingting   

  1. Shenyang Sport University, Shenyang 110102, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2023-03-01 Accepted:2023-04-17 Online:2024-05-18 Published:2023-07-28
  • Contact: Guo Yingjie, PhD, Associate professor, Shenyang Sport University, Shenyang 110102, Liaoning Province, China
  • About author:Zhang Yue, Master candidate, Shenyang Sport University, Shenyang 110102, Liaoning Province, China
  • Supported by:
    2022 Shenyang Sport University Postgraduate Innovation Fund (to ZY); 2022 Shenyang Sport University Sports Health School Project (to CY)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Blood flow restriction training has broad application prospects in improving limb muscle strength. It has ideal effects on the upper limbs is ideal, and the specific application scheme has high research value.
OBJECTIVE: To explain the influence of blood flow restriction training on the fitness benefits of upper limb muscles and summarize the specific programs of blood flow restriction training for upper limb, attempting to give suggestions on application programs based on existing studies.
METHODS: Literature on the application of upper limb blood flow restriction training were searched in CNKI, WanFang, VIP, CBM, PubMed, Embase, EBSCO, Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases. The search terms were “blood flow restriction, blood flow restriction training, pressure training, upper limb, upper arm, forearm, arm, forearm” in Chinese and “blood flow restriction training, blood flow restriction exercise, blood flow restriction therapy, BFR therapy, occlusion training, KAATSU training, BFRT, upper extremity, upper limb, arm, forearm” in English. The relevant articles on the application of blood flow restriction training in the upper limbs included in the database from database inception to December 2022 were selected and screened according to inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Firstly, blood flow restriction training is mainly applied to healthy people, special athletes and people with upper limb injury. Secondly, the influence of blood flow restriction training on upper limb muscle fitness is mainly reflected in the increase of upper limb circumference, muscle strength, muscle endurance, muscle thickness, muscle cross-sectional area and explosive power of upper limb, followed by the cross migration phenomenon of the upper limbs. Thirdly, blood flow restriction training for the upper limbs mainly uses inflatable blood flow restriction devices: the cuff width was 3-5 cm, the pressure position was 1/3 of the upper arm, the limiting pressure was 40%-60% arterial occlusion pressure or 80-160 mmHg, the training load is 20%-30% 1RM, the training volume is four sessions (30-15-15-15 times), the interval time was 30-60 seconds, and the training frequency was 2 or 3 times per week.

Key words: blood flow restriction training, pressure training, KAATSU training, upper limb, muscle fitness, training program, muscle strength

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