"There isn't one single population where I'm like, it's only if you've reached the semifinal CrossFit level that you've earned BFR. It's just another tool like a barbell or a leg extension machine." BFR lets people build strength and muscle at lighter loads and lower volumes, which is what most of the exercising population is missing. I use it with everyone from 60+ masters athletes to Games athletes, once they've been screened. The rest of it: - the cuff placement mistake I keep seeing from people who teach BFR - why I keep the cuffs inflated through the rest, and what my endurance athletes said after resting in cuffs between heavy sets - the study where world-class rowers took seconds off their 2k with four weeks of mostly easy rowing - why classic hypertrophy work can make a CrossFitter's triceps fail sooner - IPC, and Ryne's pushback on whether cutting muscle damage blunts adaptation - the six-week on-ramp I use before any BFR strength work - manual vs Bluetooth cuffs (stick shift or automatic) Full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7yVeNI98DJmGZcpGsN47lk Written recap with every study linked: https://kyleruthcoaching.com/fieldnotes/bfr-training-not-just-for-elite-athletes Two corrections from the episode: - I ranked "cuffs inflated during the sets, deflated during the rest" as the worst option. The research doesn't back that ranking: inflating only during the sets, only during the rest, or the whole time all produced similar strength gains in the lab. - The IPC training study I mentioned used knee extensions, not squats. Questions and pushback in the comments. If there is a topic you want us to cover, put it here.