Photos courtesy of Kelvin Trautman, English Channel, UK. KAATSU users come from all walks of life from youth to people as old as 104. But KAATSU users also include plenty of outliers from big-wave tow-in surfers and mountaineers to channel swimmers and Olympians. These extreme athletes use KAATSU for athletic performance, rehabilitation from injury, and […]

Who Uses KAATSU? KAATSU the Original BFR has been used to date by individuals from all walks of life. The oldest KAATSU user in Japan was 104 years; the oldest KAATSU user in America is currently 89-year-old Kornelia Sprigg from Washington D.C. although there have been two men in their early 90’s who previously used

How can KAATSU equipment and protocols be used to help athletes prepare for high-altitude sporting events, competitions or feats? Three primary ways: (1) Performance: increase the elasticity of their vascular issue (2) Restoration or Rejuvenation: enhance and accelerate recovery from training and the event itself – whether it is a day of climbing to a

While many, if not most, people know John Doolittle as a 25-year military veteran, a retired Navy SEAL captain, and an Air Force Academy graduate where he was a talented breaststroker, he has another side to his multi-faceted career: that of a channel swimmer. Shannon House interviewed Doolittle, the Chief Revenue Officer of KAATSU Global,

Recovery is the great underutilized purpose of KAATSU, the Original BFR. Used by elite athletes between preliminary heats, semifinal heats, and their final heats at the Olympic Games and World Championships, KAATSU recovery protocols are also used by high school and collegiate athletes after intense workouts and extreme sports athletes on multi-day competitions by Tour

Many extreme sports athletes use KAATSU for enhanced athletic performance, injury rehabilitation, and post-workout, post-competition recovery. These extreme athletes include cylists, marathon swimmers, mountaineers, big-wave surfers, ice swimmers, ultrarunners, triathletes, channel swimmers, motor sports athletes (car + motorcycle), acrobats, divers, and many others in a wide variety of athletic endeavors. The athletes utilize KAATSU for

Are you going to climb Mount Everest? Will you cycle across the continental USA or Europe? Do you plan to swim across the English Channel? Are you entered in a triathlon or a marathon? Are you entered in a 10K run or a Mud Run? Going on a long kayaking trip or going on a

How can KAATSU be used by extreme sports athletes? Three ways: for improvement of athletic performance, for recovery, and for rehabilitation. We explain below: Background: Extreme sports includes ultramarathon events (e.g., Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, Marathon des Sables, and Barkley Marathons), cycling (Tour de France and Race Across America), skiing (Arctic Circle Race), dog

These DPIP protocols described below will help you improve your stamina with the KAATSU Air Bands and were first developed in Japan among marathon runners. DPIP = Distance (or Duration) + Pace + Interval + Pressure Runners, rowers, swimmers, triathletes, and cyclists understand the basic interval concepts of distance (or duration), pace, and interval. For