Occlusion Training Explained: How Blood Flow Restriction Builds Muscle With Light Weights

Walk into any serious gym and you’ll eventually see it: Some guy curling little pink dumbbells with his arms wrapped like he’s smuggling diamonds across a border. His face is red, veins are standing at attention, and the pain looks—disproportionate to the load. That’s probably occlusion training—also known as blood flow restriction (BFR) or tourniquet […]

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