C’mon, Be Flexible!
What makes KAATSU stand apart (and above, IMO) from other products in the marketplace is the design of the Air Bands. Dr. Sato experimented with all kinds of straps to come up with his KAATSU protocols. He settled on narrow bands that are pressurized using air...
HIRT Results from LIRT
Yes, it's true. You can get High Intensity Resistance Training (HIRT) results from Low Intensity Resistance Training (LIRT) when you add KAATSU. This is one of the reasons KAATSU is such a game changer. Think of all the people who can't lift heavy weights who can now...
KAATSU: Not A Dust Collector
If you took all the unused fitness equipment people have purchased and stacked one on top of another, you'd probably make a stack high enough to get to the moon and back. Maybe more than once. This is true for home users as well as in professional rehabilitation...
Rehab Stronger With KAATSU
If you're a rehabilitation professional, you're amazing. Every day you're making life better for your clients. The world needs more people like you. I'm not a rehabilitation professional, but what I do know is that KAATSU has been used as a rehabilitation tool for...
Train Better With KAATSU
Whoever you are, however you move, there's a pretty good chance you can benefit from using KAATSU. That's a pretty big claim, but it's backed up by science and experience. There are plenty of stories of KAATSU helping people who had serious fitness challenges. From a...
KAATSU as a Biohack
What do you think of when you hear the word "Biohacking"? I'm one of those folks who gets intrigued when they hear words like this. While I had heard the word, I didn't really know what it entailed. When I heard that many biohackers are into KAATSU, I had to learn...
Why I Chose KAATSU
I tore my left Achilles tendon in November 2019 during an attempt to pass my 6th degree black belt grading in Kendo. The first treatment for it was using Shockwave Therapy which may have been effective, but as everything locked down in 2020 due to the Covid-19...
Who Uses KAATSU?
KAATSU has a strong base with Olympic and Paralympic athletes around the world, professional athletes in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS and Major League Soccer, as well as with collegiate athletes in over 70 universities. The U.S. military are also heavy users of KAATSU with...
Can I Use KAATSU to do Occlusion Training?
Since occlusion training requires equipment that stops the blood flow, KAATSU can't be used for occlusion training. KAATSU equipment and protocols are designed not to occlude. You would have to seriously misuse the equipment and ignore the protocols. A study done...
Why Should I Use KAATSU Instead of Occlusion Training?
The first reason we recommend KAATSU instead of occlusion training is safety. KAATSU protocols and equipment are designed to modify the venous flow back to the heart without causing occlusion. Occlusion-based training often uses equipment that has the potential to be...
Is KAATSU the Same as Occlusion Training?
The term "occlusion" refers to the complete stoppage of blood flow into and out of a limb. There are few times in one's life where occluding blood flow would be considered a good thing. One would be during surgery. Another would be if you had suffered a significant...
Is KAATSU Only for Athletes?
When you see blood flow restriction training mentioned in the news it's usually because of some association with a world-class athlete. This has led some to question whether KAATSU is only meant for athletes. I'm here to let you know that's not the case. Dr. Sato...