Effects of Superimposed Blood Flow Restriction on Isokinetic Knee Extension
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Men | ||||
Characteristics | N | Mean | SD | CI (95%) |
Age (years) | 26 | 29.71 | 6.62 | 27.04–32.38 |
Height (cm) | 26 | 177.71 | 6.97 | 174.89–180.53 |
Weight (kg) | 26 | 83.04 | 12.75 | 77.89–88.19 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26 | 26.13 | 3.59 | 24.68–27.58 |
% Fat Mass | 26 | 11.63 | 7.32 | 8.67–14.59 |
% Lean Body Mass | 26 | 67.89 | 6.87 | 65.11–70.67 |
Women | ||||
Age (years) | 11 | 28.33 | 7.45 | 23.33–33.33 |
Height (cm) | 11 | 163.03 | 8.64 | 157.23–168.83 |
Weight (kg) | 11 | 67.5 | 13.81 | 58.22–76.78 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 11 | 25.25 | 2.39 | 23.64–26.86 |
% Fat Mass | 11 | 17.08 | 2.69 | 15.27–18.89 |
% Lean Body Mass | 11 | 47.85 | 11.08 | 40.41–55.29 |
0% BFR | 40% BFR | 80% BFR | |||||||
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°/s | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | p0–40 | d0–40 | Median (IQR) | p0–80 | d0–80 | p40–80 | d40–80 |
Peak Moment (Nm) | |||||||||
120 | 169.45 (55.07) | 161.75 (56.45) | 0.31 | 0.25 | 158.20 (40.90) | 0.13 | 0.37 | 0.51 | 0.09 |
210 | 127.75 (37.22) | 131.65 (31.17) | 0.43 | 0.06 | 129.35 (30.00) | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.33 | 0.03 |
300 | 103.35 (36.90) | 109.25 (29.92) | 0.27 | 0.23 | 109.60 (32.52) | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.39 | 0.09 |
Average Power (w) | |||||||||
120 | 196.80 (64.07) | 193.00 (106.15) | 0.09 | 0.35 | 188.50 (80.15) | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.18 | 0.01 |
210 | 236.25 (111.92) | 243.00 (119.80) | 0.16 | 0.03 | 236.95 (86.10) | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.13 |
300 | 192.28 (110.48) | 250.35 (109.85) | 0.19 | 0.39 | 248.90 (101.10) | 0.27 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.02 |
0% BFR | 40% BFR | 80% BFR | |||||||
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°/s | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | p0–40 | d0–40 | Median (IQR) | p0–80 | d0–80 | p40–80 | d40–80 |
Peak Moment (Nm) | |||||||||
120 | 113.30 (25.45) | 116.50 (32.00) | 0.13 | 0.39 | 109.09 (21.45) | 0.19 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.43 |
210 | 87.20 (14.45) | 82.80 (15.90) | 0.11 | 0.15 | 85.39 (13.95) | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.05 |
300 | 74.40 (16.80) | 73.40 (14.35) | 0.20 | 0.24 | 72.90 (10.30) | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.10 |
Average Power (w) | |||||||||
120 | 143.60 (17.15) | 136.60 (18.50) | 0.23 | 0.19 | 127.80 (20.40) | 0.26 | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.17 |
210 | 153.00 (42.25) | 147.80 (47.70) | 0.21 | 0.45 | 147.40 (33.05) | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.31 |
300 | 149.50 (42.85) | 159.10 (34.90) | 0.27 | 0.23 | 156.90 (42.80) | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.14 |
F | p | Eta-Squared | |
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Peak Moment | 3.72 | 0.027 | 0.096 |
Average Power | 2.91 | 0.029 | 0.077 |
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Rodrigo-Mallorca, D.; Mollá-Sanchis, J.; Chulvi-Medrano, I.; Franco-Grau, L.M. Effects of Superimposed Blood Flow Restriction on Isokinetic Knee Extension. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2025, 10, 167. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020167
Rodrigo-Mallorca D, Mollá-Sanchis J, Chulvi-Medrano I, Franco-Grau LM. Effects of Superimposed Blood Flow Restriction on Isokinetic Knee Extension. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2025; 10(2):167. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020167
Chicago/Turabian StyleRodrigo-Mallorca, Darío, Joaquín Mollá-Sanchis, Iván Chulvi-Medrano, and Luis M. Franco-Grau. 2025. "Effects of Superimposed Blood Flow Restriction on Isokinetic Knee Extension" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 10, no. 2: 167. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020167
APA StyleRodrigo-Mallorca, D., Mollá-Sanchis, J., Chulvi-Medrano, I., & Franco-Grau, L. M. (2025). Effects of Superimposed Blood Flow Restriction on Isokinetic Knee Extension. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 10(2), 167. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020167