The Effects of a Short-Term Endurance Training Program with Blood Flow Restriction Cuffs Versus ACSM Recommended Endurance Training on Arterial Compliance and Muscular Adaptations in Recreationally Active Males

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RESULTS: Significant time and group interaction found in cardiac ejection time (p\u3c.05). Significant condition difference between blood flow restriction (BFR) and control for heart rate (HR) max (p=.05) and maximum oxygen consumption (VO2) (p\u3c.05). Significant time difference found in pulse wave velocity femoral to distal (p\u3c.05). Significant repetition main effect (p\u3c.01) for root mean square (RMS) and median frequency (MDF) of Thorstensson. Significant time and group interaction in vastus lateralis of MDF (p\u3c.01). Significant repetition main effect for RMS and MDF ratio (p\u3c.01) Significant time and repetition interaction in vastus lateralis of RMS ratio (p\u3c.03) CONCLUSION: The BFR session showed improvement in both post HR max and post VO2 in comparison to the control group. This may have been caused by increased tolerance to pain/metabolic by-products for HR and increased efficiency at extracting oxygen for VO