Kaatsu
Sign in to saveKaatsu (Japanese: 加圧, often styled as KAATSU or KAATSU) is a patented exercise method developed by Dr. Yoshiaki Sato that is based on blood flow moderation exercise involving compression of the vasculature proximal to the exercising muscles by the Kaatsu Master device.
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Kaatsu (Japanese: 加圧, often styled as KAATSU or KAATSU) is a patented exercise method developed by Dr. Yoshiaki Sato that is based on blood flow moderation exercise involving compression of the vasculature proximal to the exercising muscles by the Kaatsu Master device.
==Invention== In 1966 at the age of 18 while Yoshiaki Sato was attending a Buddhist ceremony in his native Japan, his legs went numb while sitting in the traditional Japanese posture on the floor. Out of desperation, he began to massage his calves in an attempt to relieve the discomfort during the long ceremony. He realized that his blood circulation was blocked in his calves. The feeling was similar to "the pump" he experienced as a bodybuilder, referring to the swelling of one's muscles during a workout. This was when he conceived the original idea of blood flow moderation training.
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