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Effects of movement velocity in squat training with and without blood flow restriction

Pedro Jesús Cornejo-Daza
1, 2, 3
,
Juan Sánchez-Valdepeñas
1, 4
,
Luis Rodiles-Guerrero
1, 5
,
Paula Costales-Muñoz
6
,
Miguel Sánchez-Moreno
1, 7
,
Irineu Loturco
8, 9, 10
,
Juan A León-Prados
6
,
Fernando Pareja-Blanco
1, 6

  1. Science-Based Training Research Group, Physical Performance and Sports Research Center (CIRFD), Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
  2. Faculty of Human Sciences and Education, Department of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Zaragoza, Huesca, Spain
  3. ENFYRED Research Group, Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Department of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Zaragoza, Huesca, Spain
  4. Physical Education and Sports Department, Cardenal Spinola CEU Andalucia University, Bormujos, Seville, Spain
  5. Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sport Sciences, University of Huelva, Spain
  6. Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Sports and Computers Sciences. Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
  7. Department of Physical Education and Sports. University of Seville, Seville, Spain
  8. Nucleus of High Performance in Sport (NAR), São Paulo, Brazil
  9. Department of Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  10. University of South Wales, Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom
Biol Sport. 2026;43:1133–1147
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.160853
Online publish date: 2026/04/13
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