Arterio-venous metabolite and electrolyte responses to low-load training with and without blood flow restriction versus high-load training to failure
These findings suggest that LL-BFR-RT to failure induces substantial local metabolic and ionic stress within the exercising limb despite reduced mechanical loading. The marked venous disturbances, alongside minimal increases in systemic damage markers, support its use as a metabolically potent yet mechanically efficient training modality when applied with care.
Authors
- Patrick Wahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8682-5916)
- Alexander Franz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9984-3902)
- Sanghyeon Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4787-4699)
- M. Vicas
- Tobias Boemer
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- German Sport University Cologne (DE)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- Klinikum Ludwigshafen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Applied Physiology
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-025-06067-8
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00