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To read up on the mind-blowing benefits of BFR training, explore the Scientific Research Section below!
How to Use (and Optimize) Your BFR Cuffs!
(Watch Video Before Use)
How to Use (and Optimize)
Your BFR Cuffs!
(Watch Video Before Use)
Key Points:
0:33 - Putting Them On (Important Arm Cuff Tips)
1:25 - Cuff Placement
1:52 - Inflating & Deflating
3:22 - Setting Pressures
4:27 - Use-Cases
4:39 - Safety & Disclaimers
Research Articles
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Research Articles
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Hundreds of scientific studies and clinical trials have proven the incredible benefits of blood-flow restriction training, and its ability to stimulate muscular hypertrophy (size) and strength gains far beyond what the actual weight and volume of exercise performed should achieve! Below I've compiled some of the most important of those studies, each dedicated to a slightly different aspect of BFR training, or answering a different question:
Hundreds of scientific studies and clinical trials have proven the incredible benefits of blood-flow restriction training, and its ability to stimulate muscular hypertrophy (size) and strength gains far beyond what the actual weight and volume of exercise performed should achieve! Below I've compiled some of the most important of those studies, each dedicated to a slightly different aspect of BFR training, or answering a different question:
3) Blood Flow Restriction Exercise: Considerations of Methodology, Application, and Safety
4) Muscular adaptations to fatiguing exercise with and without blood flow restriction
12) Augmented Anabolic Responses after 8-wk Cycling with Blood Flow Restriction
15) Effects of Electrostimulation with Blood Flow Restriction on Muscle Size and Strength
Ours VS Theirs
Our Bands VS Theirs
Dr. Gains Professional BFR Cuffs
Premium professional-grade materials
Exact pressures measured by sphygmomanometer (pressure gauge)
Pressure can be quickly and precisely adjusted at any time mid-workout via nozzle system
Capable of extremely high pressures, achieving results with minimal weight
Can achieve both arm and leg occlusion
Sleek black design goes with any clothing
Other BFR Bands
Cheap nylon and plastic buckles
Relative number system only, which really tells you nothing about the actual pressure applied
Must fully unlatch buckle and completely start over in order to adjust the pressure
Incapable of very high pressures, so you can't use as light of weight and still get results
Can only achieve arm occlusion
Ugly striped colors clash with clothing
About the Creator
About the Creator
- Michael Kamalu -
(At a Glance)
-Trained on scholarship at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, the #1 ranked medical institution in the world, after achieving a perfect 100th percentile score on the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)
-Has published orthopedic sports medicine research with one of the top sports med surgeons in the world (Dr. John Tokish, M.D.), who called Michael "the brightest talent I've seen in 20 years of practice"
-Is a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Training Instructor (in other words, he trains the trainers), and his Dr. Gains courses have been awarded the highest number of credits possible
-Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a full-ride academic scholarship from BYU with degrees in Neuroscience, Business Management, and Portuguese, with an additional emphasis on Exercise Science
-Has founded and built 3 separate million-dollar companies and filed patents for products he's developed, including winning the 2018 MIT Surgical Innovation Hackathon in Silicon Valley with an invention, and winning the Global Student Entrepreneur Award.
-Has 16+ years of experience applying medical science and innovation to weightlifting and bodybuilding in order to optimize natural muscle growth while simultaneously preventing injury!
Check out Michael's full bio to learn more about his background and how the industry-changin "Dr. Gains" brand was developed!
Please Consider Giving My BFR Cuffs
A Review! 🙏
I designed these cuffs myself and wanted to create the absolute best professional-grade BFR product on the market, sacrificing profit margins in order to solve many of the issues and downsides I saw and experienced with the most popular BFR bands available. However, as you no doubt know, regardless of their actual quality and innovation Amazon products live and die by reviews! So if you like the cuffs and appreciate what I've done with them, I would be extremely grateful if you took a minute to post a review on Amazon!! 🙏🙏
Mahalo my friend! 🤙
-Michael Kamalu | Dr. Gains
Your Purchase Comes With
1 FREE MONTH
All-Access Premium Membership!
Your Purchase Comes With
1 FREE MONTH
All-Access Premium Membership!
The All-Access Premium Membership gives you unlimited access to ALL of the extremely popular Dr. Gains Online Workout Programs, including the BFR Series, Hypertrophy Series, and Gains Without Pains Series Programs. Each individual program costs between $150 - $300 on its own, contains hundreds of in-depth video tutorials, is highly customizable, and has been developed using cutting-edge exercise science. These programs will give you all the science-based training and routines you need to make the most of your new blood flow restriction cuffs and achieve all of your fitness goals!
Below are just a few examples of the programs and content that you'll have access to with the All-Access Premium Membership!
***ALSO AVAILABLE***
***ALSO AVAILABLE***
If you want to start getting your feet wet with BFR training, but aren't quite ready to invest in the Professional-Grade Inflatable BFR Cuffs, you may want to start with the Dr. Gains Premium Nylon with Metal Buckle BFR Arm Bands! They're available at a much lower price point, while still providing a BFR training experience for the upper body that's far superior to any other non-professional BFR bands on the market.
Click on the listing link below to view more details!
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs
Q: Is BFR training safe?
A: YES! A significant amount of research has been done on the safety of blood flow restriction training with no long or short-term dangers or damage found - neither in the musculoskeletal or cardiovascular systems. However that needs to be taken with two caveats. First, all the studies I’ve seen were performed on healthy individuals, so particularly if you already have an existing cardiovascular condition, or have in the past, I recommend speaking with your doctor before using BFR bands. And second, even if you don’t have any pre-existing conditions, please understand that this is not a medical device and I’m NOT giving medical advice. There may well be dangers that neither I nor anyone else is yet aware of, so still I recommend speaking with your doctor to make sure BFR training is safe for you if you have any concerns.
Q: How tight should they be?
A: That depends on how heavy you're lifting. The Dr. Gains Professional-Grade Inflatable BFR Cuffs will allow you to use light weight / low loads and achieve the same hypertrophy and strength gains you'd get if you were to lift extremely heavy weight / high loads. As such, researchers have found that there is a direct relationship between the amount of pressure used by the cuffs, and how light you can go to still achieve those results. The greater the pressure, the lighter the load can be and still achieve the high-load gains. With my professional-grade BFR cuffs specifically, you can actually measure and control the exact pressure generated by the cuffs in mmHg and compare it to your own blood pressure to achieve extremely precise results.
Here's a good rule of thumb. You want to cut off venous flow (veins are more superficial / lie closer to the surface of the skin) but not arterial flow (arteries are deeper / lie further down from the surface of the skin). You can judge that by paying attention to how your arms looks and feel with the cuffs on. Your arm will turn red when you close off venous flow, but shouldn’t turn purple or blue, which would mean you're cutting off arterial flow as well. You also shouldn’t get tingling or numbness in your fingers. As long as none of those things are happening, you’re safe, and it's a matter of testing out different levels of pressure to find what feels and works best for you!
Note: It will likely feel uncomfortable when you first start using the cuffs ! Your muscles will tire much more quickly than they otherwise would. That's okay! Again, as long as none of the signs I mentioned above are present, indicating that you're cutting off arterial blood flow.
Q: What muscles will BFR training work on?
A: Most people that are only somewhat familiar with blood flow restriction training believe that it only works on muscles that are distal to (after) the restricton site, so for example if the arm cuffs are placed between the deltoids and biceps, it will only work on the biceps, triceps, and forearms. However, studies have shown that in addition to working on the distal muscles, BFR training also works on the muscle groups that are proximal to (before) the restriction site! So the arm cuffs will also work on the shoulder, chest, and back muscles!
On the flip side, the leg cuffs - when placed around the upper thighs - will work on the distal leg muscle groups (quads, hamstrings and calves), AND the proximal muscle groups (glutes, lower back, and abs / core). So with a pair of arm and leg cuffs, you can reap BFR benefits for virtually any muscle group in the body!!
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If you have any additional questions or concerns about your BFR bands, please reach out to us at [email protected]!!
If you have any additional questions or concerns about your BFR bands, please reach out to us at [email protected]!!
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