There’s a lot of hype around blood flow restriction (BFR) training – some think too much and some think not enough. Today’s research study looks to verify the claimed benefits of BFR training and see if they can be generated using regular knee wraps rather than sophisticated BFR devices. The applications half of the episode is all about discussing uses of BFR training in program design and also philosophical thoughts on trying new things. John always reviews the full text of every article, but to see the abstract of the study discussed, click here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23446173