Supercharge your Squat - BFR High Load Lifting

Welcome to the first episode for 2023, 

Today's episode continues the theme of adding BFR to high-load lifting. With most of BFR strength training focuses on low-load lifting (20-30% RM), where does this leave the addition of BFR strength training for strength/power athletes. Typically (non-BFR) loads of >60% of 1RM are required to improve strength and power. So today's article continues the concept of high-load BFR strength training.  The last episode focused on the benefits of the Bench Press and today's episode moves onto the Squat.

The article I review is called

”"Acute effects of different blood flow restriction protocols on bar velocity during the squat exercise," and the primary author is Michael Wilks.

I've done a lot of lifting using BFR with high loads with my own training and also with the athletes that I work with.  

I'm excited for next podcast already - it's an interview and it's jam packed with lots of great practical ways to implement BFR; and you don't have to be an athlete.

 

If you are looking to get into blood flow restriction training please visit our website which is www.thebfr.co  where there's lots of information, free resources and you can also purchase your own set of BFR cuffs.

 

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If you do want to get into blood flow restriction, you can purchase your cuffs there as well. Thanks for listening and remember to keep the pump.

Chris