In the recent issue of Outside Magazine, seasoned journalist Hayden Carpenter takes an in-depth look at how Olympic Medalist Mikaela Shiffrin and her coach Jeff Lackie implement B Strong BFR in Mikaela's strength training during the season and in off-season training.  Leading BFR authority, Jim Stray-Gundersen, MD, who works with a number of Olympic athletes like Mikaela, talks about the mechanisms of BFR and how Olympians use translates into the normal population's use of BFR to improve fitness, health, strength, and lean body mass.

"For a sport like alpine skiing, which requires considerable strength and endurance, BFR checks all the boxes," says Jeff Lackie, Mikaela Shirffrin's strength and conditioning coach.

Read the entire article here: https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/blood-flow-restriction-training/