BFR Radio Podcast

Today's episode looks at the positive effect of only 8 days of pre-operative strengthening with respect to density and function of the quadriceps within the first 4 weeks of ACL reconstruction. This is a great concept as it is well documented the outcome from surgery is improved with relative muscle strength and size. With the positive effects of training with BFR whilst using low-loads, this training methodology in a pre-operative state really highlight the advantages of blood flow restriction. This is also something to highlight in some people, where the injury may prevent any kind of meaningful strengthening program prior to the operation due to the inability to strength train through a suitable range and load.

  Happy New Year. Late last year I reviewed an article that highlighted the benefits of 12 strength training sessions using BFR post knee arthroscopy around improving muscle size, strength &...

  Hi there, This is a short bonus episode just in time for Christmas.  I regularly get questions emailed to me about how to incorporate BFR in their specific scenario....

Hi there and welcome to this month's episode. In the last episode I reviewed an awesome paper highlighting the positive effect of just 12 BFR sessions after knee arthroscopy. This...

Welcome back to this month's episode. It's been a busy couple of months and so firstly a few updates. 1. Valve upgrade - from a product viewpoint, I have upgraded...

Hi there and welcome to this month's episode.   The last 12 weeks I've been exploring a strength training concept that incorporates "at-home" Isometrics whilst using a combination of light...

Welcome to this month's episode of BFR Radio.  In exciting news, gyms are back open! During the COVID period a lot of people may not have had all of the...

Thanks for joining in for this month's episode.  In this episode I am joined by Sam Halley who hopefully by the time this episode airs should have officially completed and...