Enhancing ACL Rehab with BFR Training: Insights and Applications In this episode of BFR Radio, the focus is on utilising Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training in the early stage of ACL rehabilitation. Dr. Gaviglio reviews a recent article from the ASPETAR Sports Medicine Journal, THE USE OF BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION IN EARLY STAGE REHABILITATION FOLLOWING ACL INJURY This article highlights the multitude of ways that you can incorporate BFR for rehabilitation strategies post-surgery, and...

In this episode of BFR Radio, we delve into the use of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training as an effective method for accelerating hamstring recovery in athletes. Chris details a real-world case where BFR training helped a decathlete recover from a grade-two hamstring tear in time to compete in the Tokyo Olympics. He explains the science behind BFR, highlighting the role of immune cells, cytokines, especially interleukin 6, and myoblast cells in muscle repair. He also shares a practical...

Title: Blood Flow Restriction Training and Cognitive Function: Exploring the Benefits Introduction:Welcome to BFR Radio, a podcast dedicated to all things blood flow restriction training. In this episode, we delve into the fascinating topic of how BFR training can help improve cognitive function. We'll explore recent studies, their findings, and the potential benefits of incorporating BFR into your exercise routine. So let's jump right in! The Importance of Exercise and Cognitive...

In this BFR Radio episode, I reflect on the recent Australian Strength and Conditioning Conference (ASCA) where TheBFR.co had an exhibition stand. I had lots of great discussions on BFR training and I can definitely tell the awareness is definitely increasing. This episode is my reflections on the conference (BFR related of course) and I go through the common questions I got asked. In particular I talk about how to calculate the  pressure for BFR training, how BFR works with respect to...

Enhancing Cognitive Function with Blood Flow Restriction Training: Unveiling the Neurological Benefits Welcome to the second episode in this series where we look at the positive effects of BFR training and its remarkable impact on cognitive functions. In this installment, we continue our exploration of the intricate relationship between BFR resistance exercise and its potential to significantly enhance brain health and performance. To do this, we will review the paper: Strengthening the...

Hi and welcome to this episode of BFR Radio.  To kickstart this and the next few episodes, we are going to venture beyond the well-trodden paths of muscle strength and hypertrophy to explore the lesser-known benefits of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) on cognitive function. In the upcoming episodes, we look at  the research that unveils the promising role of BFR in enhancing cognitive abilities, a topic of immense significance, especially for the aging population grappling with cognitive...

Welcome to episode 56.  I hope you enjoyed our last episode with Sean Jorgenson where he outlines how he uses BFR. It was full of practical ways to incorporate BFR into your own routine - no matter how busy you are. This week, I have put together some of the questions that you have asked me. I find these have good application to everyone and I am sure you'll get lots of great handy hints with this one.  In this episode we are covering the following questions: First question, "So, I had an ACL...

Welcome to this jam packed episode of BFR Radio.  This was a fun episode to record. In this episode I interview Sean Jorgensen who is a good friend of mine. He is a loving father, and loves to keep fit and active. The addition of BFR into his exercise routine has been a bit of a revolution for multiple reasons. As the title of the episode suggests, the main two benefits is that the addition of BFR has helped his back pain and also he has got bigger biceps. There are so many practical...

It's competition time for a lot of athletes. Unfortunately, athletes get muscle tears and injuries. I've had a lot success using BFR to accelerate return from injuries in much quicker than normal expected timelines.  The mechanisms and concepts involved in this process is quite complex. So in this BFR Radio "shorts" I've broken it down and tried to explain it in a more relatable way, so you too can understand what is going on.  I've spoken a lot about this concept and had unbelievable success...

Welcome to the first episode for 2023,  Today's episode continues the theme of adding BFR to high-load lifting. With most of BFR strength training focuses on low-load lifting (20-30% RM), where does this leave the addition of BFR strength training for strength/power athletes. Typically (non-BFR) loads of >60% of 1RM are required to improve strength and power. So today's article continues the concept of high-load BFR strength training.  The last episode focused on the benefits of the Bench...

Welcome to today's episode,  With most of BFR strength training focuses on low-load lifting (20-30% RM), where does this leave the addition of BFR strength training for strength/power athletes. Typically (non-BFR) loads of >60% of 1RM are required to improve strength and power. So today's article looks at the concept of high-load BFR strength training.  ”Short Term Blood Flow Restriction, Increases Power Output, and Bar Velocity during the Bench Press”, and this was published in the...

Hi there, Thanks for your patience in between episodes. If you've been following me on Instagram, you'll the scene that I've been overseas traveling in the UK and also in the us. And in particular, I. Coach track and field athlete and de athlete, Cedric Dubler who? Firstly, we went to the us and we competed at world champs where he finished eighth. One of his best finishes as a senior in the decathlon. And then 10 days later we went and competed. The Commonwealth games in the UK. And he...

Welcome to Episode 50 of BFR Radio. And what a way to celebrate this milestone with Winter Olympian, Jacqui Narracott who won Silver at the recent Beijing Olympics for Skeleton. I've been Jacqui's strength coach for over 7 years and it's been an honour to see her awesome achievements - especially in the last year. This is a great episode and we discuss quite a lot. In particular we focus on the period of time after her first Olympics and leading into her second and most recent Winter...

Welcome back to BFR Radio. Thanks for your patience in between episodes – I’ve just realized its been a couple of months since the last episode. In short, I’ve devoted pretty much most of my spare time and energy to the launch of my new website and rebranding. In case, you’re unaware, I’ve rebranded to TheBFR.co. My goal with TheBFR.co (or The BFR company) is to have a one-stop shop for all things BFR. So I still have my BFR cuffs – they are still branded as the sports rehab tourniquet but...

Welcome back to BFR Radio and this short mini-series on hormones & BFR. In particular one of the mechanisms as to how & why BFR works is the increase in acute anabolic hormones. Since we talk about, I thought I’d go into a little more detail about each hormone, why it is important and the types of BFR sessions that are associated with increases in these anabolic hormones. The general flow of these episodes is to summarise the importance of these hormones, mechanisms behind how it...

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to BFR Radio’s first podcast for 2022.  Hope you all had a good festive season and recharged for 2022. I’m excited for this year and in particular I am working hard to put together my accreditation course on-line and also provide BFR on-line training programs (along with general strength & fitness programs). This means if you’ve been thinking about learning more about BFR in a structured manner or you want to improve your training, I can help...

Hi everyone,  My last episode answered as few questions around using Blood Flow Restriction in younger age groups and youth athletes. I pieced together a few concepts and papers to give some positive evidence around using it in this age group. After the podcast a fellow S&C coach, Nathan Norris reached out about his use with the athletes that he trains.  Therefore I thought I'd get him on the podcast to tell his experiences. This is a really practically based podcast with lots of...

Hi everyone and welcome back to BFR Radio. Thanks for joining in and hope that your training is going well.   Before I head into today’s article review, a quick reminder that if you’re looking for practical ideas on how to implement BFR into your own training check out my Instagram (@chrisgaviglio) or my Youtube channel which is SportsRehabAus. If you follow me on social media, I’ve also been trialling a few different things. The first one is 60second snippets of the best bits of the...

Welcome back to this episode of BFR radio, hope you're doing well. I hope you've been enjoying these articles. I've incorporated BFR into more of a specific sports training focus. For me, this is refreshing to talk about as literature typically just focuses on BFR resistance training or just stationary cardio exercise.  If we refer back to the start of this mini series, I was inspired by the Tokyo 2021 Olympic and Paralympic games, and really thought at the time that it was relevant. The...

 Hi everyone and welcome back to BFR radio. Thanks for joining in. Hope your training or your coaching's going well. Before I head into today's article review a quick reminder that if you're looking for practical ideas on how to implement BFR into your own training, check out my Instagram, which is @chrisgaviglio, or my YouTube channel,  which is SportsRehabAus.  I've also been added in 60 seconds snippets, and that's been particularly with my Twitter and my Instagram, I'd actually love to...

Welcome back to this episode of BFR radio. And this is episode number two in a short mini series on the use of BFR in relation to sports performance or sports performance outcomes. And if you remember, in the previous episode, I said that the Olympics inspired me on this short little mini series here. At the time  I was actually in Cairns with the Australian track and field team. Within that team, I work with three athletes, Riley Day who ran a massive PB in the women's 200m. And the two...

 Welcome back to this episode of BFR radio. As I'm recording this episode, it actually coincides with the start of the 2020, or should I say 2021 Tokyo Olympic summer games. I'm actually currently sitting in my hotel room in Cairns far, north Queensland, helping out with the Australian track and field team in particular, I work with three athletes, one sprinter, female, 200 meter runner  Riley Day and also 2 decathletes, Ashley Moloney and Cedric Dubler. And there'll be competing very...

Welcome back to BFR radio. Thanks for joining in. Today's episode is Your Questions Answered and I've really been enjoying this so if you, have a burning question about BFR and how you're going to use it in your own setting or scenario get ahold of me and we'll set up a call on the internet and I'll be able to actually tailor this to exactly what you need and hopefully demystify everything about BFR and put a real practical spin on it. Before I get into today's episode, remember if you're...

Hi everyone. And welcome back to this episode of BFR radio. Hope your own training is going well. Thank you for all of your questions about blood flow restriction. And if you do have any burning questions of your own, please DM me through my social channels, which is @chrisgaviglio or my website contact us page, which is www.sportsrehab.com.au. A reminder that I have an introduction to BFR presentation on the play education platform. That's P L AE. This is a fantastic initiative by PLAE....