My Kaatsu Training Experiment
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Or… Can you strangle your way to bigger, stronger muscles?
The latest and greatest training technique coming out of Japan promises big results and huge gains if you’re willing to try something a little unusual.
It’s called Kaatsu Training.
Oh, and there’s one catch:
Kaatsu training could work on every muscle group – except your neck.
Because Kaatsu training involves cutting off the circulation and blood flow to your muscles while you train. Yes, you read that right.
The original Kaatsu training experiments were done on subjects using a seated calf raise machine. The volunteers would train one leg normally. But for the other leg, researchers would cut-off circulation above the knee before the training.
Surprisingly, scientists found that cutting off the blood flow to the muscles during training sessions actually seemed to increase not only strength levels but also growth hormone levels!
Needless to say, that made me curious.
I'll be back with an update 2 weeks from today to test this latest craze and let ya'll know the results.
The latest and greatest training technique coming out of Japan promises big results and huge gains if you’re willing to try something a little unusual.
It’s called Kaatsu Training.
Oh, and there’s one catch:
Kaatsu training could work on every muscle group – except your neck.
Because Kaatsu training involves cutting off the circulation and blood flow to your muscles while you train. Yes, you read that right.
The original Kaatsu training experiments were done on subjects using a seated calf raise machine. The volunteers would train one leg normally. But for the other leg, researchers would cut-off circulation above the knee before the training.
Surprisingly, scientists found that cutting off the blood flow to the muscles during training sessions actually seemed to increase not only strength levels but also growth hormone levels!
Needless to say, that made me curious.
I'll be back with an update 2 weeks from today to test this latest craze and let ya'll know the results.
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I don't know....my assumption would be probably not. But since it's a new training method that just came out I'm sure more research will be done to find that out. I'll keep you posted if I come across the information Jamel.
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Have you tried this yet?
I'm close to slapping some tourniquets on my arms and legs and testing this out while doing some curls and squats...
It's.....INTRESTING to say the least. I'm still going to have to wait till at least next tuesday to see a noticiable amount of change though. Right now I'm just doing the curls with my arm though.....haven't even stared on the leg work yet. -
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Tried it.....and was a complete failure
the thing about it was the people who they tested this experiment on, were people who don't workout on the regular.
so of course results were going to be farfetched! -
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