The impact of cuff width and biological sex on cuff preference and the perceived discomfort to blood-flow-restricted arm exercise

Objective: To investigate the influence of cuff width, sex, and applied pressure on the perceived discomfort associated with blood flow restriction at rest and following exercise. Approach: Experiment 1 (n = 96) consisted of four sets of biceps exercise to failure with a narrow and wide cuff inflated to the same relative pressure. Experiment 2 (n = 87) compared two wide cuffs, one of which was inflated to a relative pressure obtained from a...