Submaximal low-load resistance exercise with blood flow restriction produces similar results to low-load exercise to failure for muscle size and strength, but not endurance

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  2025

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  European Journal of Applied Physiology

• Publication date

  2025-09-04

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  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1007/s00421-025-05949-1PMID 40905987PMCID PMC12948889
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