CampTeck U6831 D-Ring Ankle & Wrist Cuffs Neoprene Adjustable Strap for Gym Cable Machine Workouts, Glute Legs & Abdominal Exercises – Black, 1 Pair

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Blood Flow Restriction can be tricky business—sure, you can go with elastic bands, but those take forever to get on and off. In fact, it’s better if I leave them inflated because that lactic burn sticks around and leaves my arms feeling dead while moving significantly less volume.

If you run through a set and feel that the restriction wasn’t enough, you can easily increase (or decrease) the pressure with just a few taps. Sure, there are cheaper alternatives like rubber bands (imprecise and inconsistent), and wired pressure cuffs (comes with an attached box like a blood pressure machine). Now, that’s not necessarily from occlusion training with SAGA, but I do feel that the lightened load on my accessory work has allowed me to push myself harder on the main compound lifts.Whether it's leg day or you're training for a run, you don't want to get caught with the wrong gear. Bottom line: SAGA is the only wireless product on the market that allows for precise blood flow restriction (as in, you can dial in the mmHg). If you’ve recently had a sports-related injury, BFR cuffs are a fantastic way to stay in shape without overloading the injured part of your body.

Because SAGA is a new company, they don’t have a ton of easily accessible workout content---they have a 4-hour course for personal trainers, but that’s too big a commitment for me. Now that your cuffs are inflated to a pressure that’s calibrated to either your arms or legs, it’s time to get your pump on. For me, it offers a different way to hit the target muscle groups that’s not heavy, but still just as intense.For me, that’s using them for one exercise every session, which is absolutely worthwhile when stretched over the course of an eight-week program. In other words, in the time I’ve been training with the BFR cuffs, I’ve used them for bicep curls, tricep extensions, and leg extensions, which all focus on one particular muscle. And if you’re a personal trainer, having a set of these is like adding a tool to your business you can use across several clients. Some early studies suggest that this enduring lactic acid build up kicks your body’s growth, regeneration, and protein synthesis into gear more quickly and efficiently than standard exercise. You run the risk of reinjuring the muscle if you hit the gym and start doing bicep curls with your normal 30-pound weights.