Strength Training: in Search of Optimal Strategies to Maximize Neuromuscular Performance.

Training with low-load exercise performed under blood-flow restriction can augment muscle hypertrophy and maximal strength to a similar extent as the classical high-load strength training method. However, the blood-flow restriction method elicits only minor neural adaptations. In an attempt to maximize training-related gains, we propose using other protocols that combine high voluntary activation, mechanical tension and metabolic stress.