Kaatsu

KAATSU (AKA "blood flow restricted exercise") is a patented exercise method involving compressing the vasculature proximal to the exercising muscles to reduce blood flow to the limb. The methodology can be used on land or in the water (with KAATSU AQUA. There is mounting evidence that this training modality serves as a stimulator of muscle growth even when performed at relatively low intensities.

References

• Abe, Takashi; Charles F. Kearns, and Yoshiaki Sato (December 8, 2005). "Muscle size and strength are increased following walk training with restricted venous blood flow from the leg muscle, KAATSU-walk training". Journal of Applied Physiology. http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/01267.2005v1. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
• Cook, Summer B.; Clark, Brian C.; Ploutz-Snyder, Lori L. (October 2007). "Effects of Exercise Load and Blood-Flow Restriction on Skeletal Muscle Function". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 39 (10): 1708–1713. doi:10.1249/mss.0b013e31812383d6. PMID 17909396. http://www.acsm-msse.org/pt/re/msse/abstract.00005768-200710000-00005.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Japan Kaatsu Training Society
• KAATSU AQUA methodology
• List of KAATSU patents