Kaatsu Training?

Does anyone have any guidelines concerning the protocols for Kaatsu lifting (occluding the muscle via bands)? I first heard of it when Berardi mentioned it in his summary of the ACSM conference, yet a google search yielded almost entirely Japanese results (which I am unable to translate. The idea is certainly intriguing.

BTW, it was sad that so many of the studies were essentially reproductions of things that are already well-known (re: “old hat”) in the strength and BB community. While I’m all for a rigorous implementation of the scientific method, how much more time and money will be wasted telling us to consume a liquid protein/carb solution post-training?

I would also like to know more about Kaatsu training !!! Someone’s got to be out there that knows more on this subject!!

Go to this website (it is in English) and download some of the pdf files

http://kaatsu.jp/english/j01_1.html

You should be able to get some good background information.

Cheers!