%0 Journal Article %A Patterson, Stephen D. %A Ferguson, Richard %D 2014 %T Enhancing strength and postocclusive calf blood flow in older people with training with blood-flow restriction %U https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Enhancing_strength_and_postocclusive_calf_blood_flow_in_older_people_with_training_with_blood-flow_restriction/9614174 %K Ischemia %K Vascular occlusion %K Strength training %K Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified %X The response of calf-muscle strength, resting blood flow, and postocclusive blood flow (PO ) were investigated after 4 wk of low-load resistance training (LLRT) with and without blood-flow restriction in a matched-leg design. Ten untrained older individuals age 62-73 yr performed unilateral plantar-flexion LLRT at 25% 1-repetition maximum (1RM). One limb was trained with normal blood flow and the other had blood flow restricted using a pressure cuff above the knee. 1RM, isometric maximal voluntary contraction, and isokinetic strength at 0.52 rad/s increased (p < .05) more after LLRT with blood-flow restriction than with normal blood flow. Peak PO increased (p < .05) after LLRT with blood-flow restriction, compared with no change after LLRT with normal blood flow. These results suggest that 4 wk of LLRT with blood-flow restriction may be beneficial to older individuals to improve strength and blood-flow parameters. © 2011 Human Kinetics, Inc. %I Loughborough University