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Using light weights with restricted blood flow for three weeks can significantly increase arm muscle size in trained men, even without lifting heavy weights, because the restricted blood flow itself...
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Similar Regional Hypertrophy of the Elbow Flexor Muscles in Response to Low-Load Training With Vascular Occlusion at Short Versus Long Muscle Lengths
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