Exercise science
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Understanding Blood-Flow Restriction Training
Reading Time: 8 minutesI started hearing about blood flow restriction training several years ago, but never really gave it much credence. I thought it was mostly a gimmick to give people that sought-after ‘pump’ which isn’t actually a useful marker of efficacy. I have begun to see blood-flow restriction being implemented more and more frequently…
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Initial Thoughts on Training to Failure
Reading Time: 8 minutesTraining to failure is a topic that is currently being consistently presented and discussed amongst the knowledge sources that I frequent. I have always enjoyed what I considered to be ‘pushing myself’ although I never quantified it in any way. I came to weight lifting very recently, really just as I was…