@article{oai:seirei-univ.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001325,
 author = {YASUDA, Tomohiro and FUKUMURA, Kazuya and IIDA, Haruko and NAKAJIMA, Toshiaki},
 issue = {348},
 journal = {SpringerPlus, SpringerPlus},
 month = {Jul},
 note = {Background: We examined the effects of detraining after blood flow-restricted (BFR) low-load elastic band training on muscle size and arterial stiffness in older women.
Findings: Fourteen women were divided into BFR training (BFR-T) or non-BFR training (CON-T). Each group participated in 12 weeks of arm curl and press down training using an elastic band either with (BFR-T) or without BFR (CON-T). Muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) and maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) for upper arms and cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) were evaluated before and after the 12-week training period and also after 12 weeks of detraining. CSA and MVIC were higher at post and detraining (CSA: 16.3% (p < 0.01) and 6.9% (p < 0.01) for elbow flexion and 17.1% (p < 0.01) and 8.7% (p > 0.05) for elbow extension; MVIC: 7.3 and 3.9% (both p > 0.05) for elbow flexion and 17.6 and 15.1% (both p < 0.01) for elbow extension) than at pre for the BFR-T, but not for the CON-T. There was no change in CAVI for the two groups.
Conclusions: Increased muscle strength/size following 12 weeks of elastic band BFR-T was well maintained with a low risk of arterial stiffness after 12 weeks of detraining in older women.},
 pages = {1--7},
 title = {Effects of detraining after blood flow-restricted low-load elastic band training on muscle size and arterial stiffness in older women},
 volume = {4},
 year = {2015}
}