Ever since that time you tied your self up with rubber bands as a kid, you’ve been taught that cutting off the circulation to your arms or legs is a bad thing (fun as it may be). But research shows that mild, strategic blood-flow restriction, or BFR, may promote rapid muscle gains when done with (and even without) weight training. It may be the best thing you’ve never tried to break a plateau or reach a goal.
THE SCIENCE OF SQUEEZE
Blood-flow restriction has been used in rehab settings for decades, but it
