Prof. Jamie Burr is featured in a Globe and Mail story about blood flow restriction training.

Wrapping an elastic band or cuff around a limb to partially block blood flow during a workout increases metabolic stress in your muscles without requiring any extra work. It ultimately allows you to stress your muscles without the wear and tear of normal training.

Burr heads U of G’s Human Performance and Health Research Laboratory and has studied the potential benefits of blood flow restriction training with the Speed River Track and Field Club. In the story, the professor in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences discusses how new training techniques like blood flow restriction may improve an elite athlete’s performance.