european college of sport science

Saturday, June 27th, 2009
In Experiment 2, seven subjects performed five sets of dynamic unilateral knee extensions with and without cuff occlusion, at a load of
~30% of 1RM. The occluded limb performed all sets to failure, while the non-occluded contralateral limb was matched to perform exactly
the same number of repetitions in each set as the occluded limb.
In both trials, a wide cuff was used, the occlusion pressure was 90-100 mm Hg (~50-60% reduction of femoral blood flow at rest) and the
pressure was maintained between sets. The inter-set rest period was 45 seconds in both trials. The number of repetitions performed per
set and in total were counted as a measure of the volume of work. DOMS was rated with a 0-10 visual-analog-scale (VAS) pre and postexercise
(at 0, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 hours).
Results: In Experiment 1, the total number of repetitions was 76 for the non-occluded limb and 53 for the occluded limb (p