Snippit 98 ►Ischemic Preconditioning – what is it & how it can help improve your performance with Sam Halley

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Thanks for joining in for this month’s episode. 

I’m back after a small hiatus from Snippit and the next few podcasts will be a mini-series exploring the world of Ischemic Preconditioning. To introduce the topic, I thought it would be best to have someone who is currently studying this area. So in this episode we will be joined by Sam Halley who hopefully by the time this episode airs should have officially completed and be awarded his PhD. His PhD focused on the area of Ischemic Preconditioning (IPC) and this podcast will essentially be 2 parts.

The first section revisits what IPC is, what this means for exercise performance and some of his own work looking at the effect of IPC on nqurmusucalr function during intense exercise. The second part takes the concept of IPC into the real world of sporting performance. It looks at how the application of IPC on kayak 1000m performance.

The advantage of IPC is that it is a passive intervention that comprises of three to four 5 minute alternating cycles of blood flow occlusion and reperfusion across limbs. Exercise performance trials have demonstrated small, albeit inconsistent, ergogenic effects during aerobic and exhaustive tasks. His work with kayak athletes is well worth the listen.

We also discuss how this type of intervention could be of benefit with other athletes and in particular he highlights the potential for big-wave surfers and swimmers. Sam covers a lot in this podcast with a lot of practical take-aways.

If you want to contact him, his details are:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beachshalleyball/

Email: slhalley07@gmail.com

Researchgate: Sam Halley

I hope you enjoyed this episode. 

 

This podcast aired on my other podcast called BFR Radio. The next few episodes will delve into different areas of sports performance and how BFR IPC can assist.

For more information or to order your own set of BFR cuffs please visit my website: www.sportsrehab.com.au

 

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#5 Bench Press & BFR – let’s put some size on.

Hi everyone,

Five weeks and we must say a thank you to everyone who has been listening into our podcast.  We feel a small community of listeners growing and we appreciate you tuning in. This podcast looks into the role that BFR can assist with increasing muscle hypertrophy in the Bench Press.  Both Jared and I reap the  benefits of BFR training and this study is great as it’s something that we both enjoy.

We’d really appreciate your comments and please leave us a rating on iTunes.

Listen here:

Effects of low-intensity bench press training with restricted arm muscle blood flow on chest muscle hypertrophy: a pilot study.

Yasuda T¹, Fujita S, Ogasawara R, Sato Y, Abe T.

Introduction

Single-joint resistance training with blood flow restriction (BFR) results in significant increases in arm or leg muscle size and single-joint strength. However, the effect of multijoint BFR training on both blood flow restricted limb and non-restricted trunk muscles remain poorly understood.

Method

To examine the impact of BFR bench press training on hypertrophic response to non-restricted (chest) and restricted (upper-arm) muscles and multi-joint strength, 10 young men were randomly divided into either BFR training (BFR-T) or non-BFR training (CON-T) groups. They performed 30% of one repetition maximal (1-RM) bench press exercise (four sets, total 75 reps) twice daily, 6 days week(-1) for 2 weeks. During the exercise session, subjects in the BFR-T group placed elastic cuffs proximally on both arms, with incremental increases in external compression starting at 100 mmHg and ending at 160 mmHg. Before and after the training, triceps brachii and pectoralis major muscle thickness (MTH), bench press 1-RM and serum anabolic hormones were measured.

Results

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