Research summary · Training and performance
Blood-flow restriction added to interval training
A review compares interval training with and without blood-flow restriction in trained male athletes.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Systematic review and meta-analysis
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Population / context
- Trained male athletes · Multiple sports
What the publication reports
Fifteen reports representing 13 studies showed small additional mean effects for aerobic capacity (g = 0.30), anaerobic performance (0.32) and sport-specific performance (0.44). Heterogeneity was low in the main analyses.
Limits and interpretation
All samples were male, certainty was low, prescriptions varied and safety reporting was insufficient. The findings do not support routine or unsupervised adoption.
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Effects of blood flow restriction combined with interval training on aerobic capacity, anaerobic performance, and sport-specific performance in trained male athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 42819113DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2026.1928418Full text at the sourceReader discussion
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