Dr Luke Hughes (Blood Flow Restriction Expert & Post-doc’ research fellow at St Marys University)
Apr 27, 2024
Episode 5: I chat with Dr Luke Hughes a post-doctoral research fellow in applied physiology at St Marys university. Luke is an expert in Blood Flow Restriction training (BFR) and in this episode Luke provides a highly educational master class in all things BFR. Get your pen and paper ready!
In this episode with Luke we discuss:
- Lukes Background
- How he got interested or involved with using BFR
- The origins of BFR
- What is BFR & how does it work
- Can you combine mechanical stress and BFR related stress in the same session.
- What features should people look for when selecting a BFR system
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- Why Dopplers are vital for regulating occlusion in real time
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- What are the safety concerns to be considered prior to implementing BFR
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- Screening for risk factors
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- Can any clinician or coach with adequate reading apply BFR without specialist training or certifications?
- What is the guideline dosage prescribed (Pressure, Load, Reps and Sets)
- Can you transition from low load and high pressure to higher loads with lower loads
- How frequently can you apply BFR in a program
- Mixing BFR and Mechanical Load training within the same training microcycle
- Injury example of when BFR is particularly a must use tool – ACL
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- Applying BFR in a passive cyclic manner surging acute recovery
- Combining BFR with Electrical Stimulation to achieve muscle strength and hypertrophy .
- Utilising BFR during bike based conditioning to achieve muscle hypertrophy and strength via aerobic exercise.
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- How can BFR best be uses in a performance (non injured athletes) environment by strength coaches
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- BFR as a training tool in sports with high volume and frequency of competition.
- Iscahemic Pre-Conditioning
- BFR for post competition recovery
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- Where are the gaps in the BFR Literature
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- Pain
- Bone Metabolism
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