A potentially effective method of active recovery between workouts that has not yet been tested is
blood occlusion training; Layne Norton wrote about it in the April ’08 IRON MAN.
Blood occlusion training involves wrapping a device, such as a knee wrap, around the proximal portion of a limb and then performing exercises with that limb.
Not exact matches
This is most commonly due to
occlusion (blockage) of a coronary artery following the rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, which is an unstable collection of lipids (cholesterol and fatty acids) and white
blood cells (especially macrophages) in the wall of an artery.
Occlusion training or
blood flow restriction training has been getting a lot of attention lately.
In this article you will learn exactly what
blood flow restriction (
occlusion) training is, how effective it is, and how you can use it in your workouts.
Occlusion training involves restricting the flow of
blood to a muscle group while training.
Blocking
blood flow to a muscle is called «
occlusion.»
When
occlusion ends,
blood flow to the target muscle increases.
Called
occlusion training — or,
blood - flow restriction (BFR) training — it's one of the hottest trends in both strength and conditioning and physical therapy.
For instance, an
occlusion, shutting down of
blood vessels that have become clogged up because of cholesterol build up or rancid fats that are causing inflammation in the area that a lot of men associate with fertility and obviously manhood.
A black or blue / black fluid suggest venous
occlusion (blockage in the veins that carry
blood back to the heart) and intramural hemorrhage (internal bleeding within the organ).
Normally a hernia is as simple as some abdominal fat passing through the opening causing the lump; however it is possible that intestinal loops may pass through causing complications like strangulation of the intestine leading to
blood vessel
occlusion and other complications.