Background: Training under conditions of blood flow restriction (BFR) has recently been advocated as an option for alternative training in athletes.
Objective: Does BFR make sense in athlete training?
Material And Methods: An overview of the currently available literature is given.
Results: The use of BFR appears to be a possibility to achieve muscle hypertrophy and an increase in muscular strength and can also improve parameters of cardiocirculatory function.