Peter Attia· MD
Using BFR to generate stress.
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Using BFR to generate stress.
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I love using BFR to make up for the fact that I can’t hold weights when doing RFESS (yet).
so um four days a week you know I'll do Blood Flow Restriction at the end of every workout so uh two days will be upper body two days will be lower body and especially on the lower body days so you've got these huge cuffs at the upper part of your thighs and I'll do you know leg presses leg extension leg curl and finish up on an air bike and by the time you take those cuffs off all that lactate that's been pooling in your legs for 10 minutes will flush through systemically and your systemic lactate level surges