Resistance Training With Partial Blood Flow Restriction in a 99-Year-Old Individual: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Maíra Camargo Scarpelli (Author), João Guilherme Almeida Bergamasco (Author), Estevan A. de Barros Arruda (Author), Summer B. Cook (Author), Cleiton Augusto Libardi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In aging populations for which the use of high loads is contraindicated, low load resistance training associated with blood flow restriction (RT-BFR) is an alternative strategy to induce muscle mass gains. This study investigates the effects of RT-BFR on muscle mass, muscle function, and quality of...