So we can basically give the body a lesser physical stimulus for adaptation, but still cause it to adapt by changing these hemodynamics and increasing the physiological intensity or physiological difficulty that's associated with this, what would appear to be a relatively easy training session.

That Traathlopon Show, episode 87.

Hey, Merry Christmas, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of That Traathlon show, a Christmas day special.

This is the podcast presented by ScientificTraathlon.com, and I really, really hope that you're having a wonderful, wonderful Christmas day, and that you're listening to this episode a day later

so to make sure that you have spent all the time possible on Christmas Day with your loved

ones, with your family.

And today I am joined by Brendan Scott, who is a leading expert on the topic of blood flow

restriction training, or BFR for short. We'll talk about that and how to use of blood flow restriction training or BFR for short.

We'll talk about that and how to use restrict blood flow to the working muscles in resistance

or endurance training by applying pressure using pressure cuffs or just any cuffs and how this can

have some very interesting and impactful benefits for athletes.

And in addition to those benefits,

some of the questions and the topics that we cover are the practical application of BFR,

any potential drawbacks that may come with it, who should use it, and when, what times

of season may be beneficial, and what specifically are its potential benefits in endurance training, which is an

even newer application of BFR compared to resistance training, which has been around for

a bit longer.

First, this episode is sponsored by precision hydration.

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because everyone loses a different amount of sodium in their sweat from 200 milligrams per

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liter strength for preloading before events and in racing and training I used the thousand

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