My Kaatsu Training Experiment

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edited June 2010 in The Weight Room
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.

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