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Leg blood flow and muscle oxygenation are reduced when exercising with loads >=40% 1RM compared to loads <=30% 1RM due to increases in contraction induced intramuscular pressure
Matthew D Fliss, Kyla Coates, Sam J Hillen…·Cameron J Mitchell
This study shows that leg blood flow and muscle oxygenation decrease during resistance exercise at loads ≥40% 1RM compared to ≤30% 1RM due to increased intramuscular pressure.