Light Weights, Low Oxygen: Hypoxia & Vascular Occlusion Training Yield Similar Increases in Neuromuscular Activation & Maximal Voluntary Force Generation in Female Athletes
The left part of the image shows what scientifically proven hypoxic training looks like. You wear a mask with an exogenous supply of low oxygen air. The right part of the image shows you what the fitness industry will try to sell you as "hypoxic training". That being said, did you know that at least the left version could also help you shed 11%% of your body fat in three weeks ( learn more )? Based on the feedback I got on the mini-summary of the latest review on "Kaatsu" aka blood flow restricted training I posted as part of last Monday's Exercise Science Round Up , I gather that many of you will be interested to hear about the results of a pertinent experiment that has been conducted only recently at the Lincoln University in Christchurch; New Zealand (Manimmanakorn. 2013). To elicit, whether a combination of resistance training and vascular occlusion would modify the patterns of muscle activation, the development of muscle strength and hypertrophy, and...