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Coach Dave Carlson gives daily shelter-in-place workouts to 15-16 year old freshmen and sophomores from Los Alamitos High School in Southern California. They all log in via their laptops or smartphones and are able to hear and see each other and their coach online.

All high schools are closed and all sports practices and competitions are cancelled throughout Southern California in an attempt to limit the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) to the local population - a strategy that is becoming more and more widespread throughout the United States and many other countries.

Carlson gives his student-athletes a series of upper body sets, lower body sets, core sets, and a technical skill workout - virtually as they participate on their smartphones and laptops. The entire workout is enhanced with KAATSU equipment in order to make their workouts as effective and efficient as possible.

The students gather online in the early afternoon and have 5 minutes to catch up with together as they see everyone on the Google Meet platform. They laugh, share stories, and make each other smile.

The virtual shelter-in-place workouts start with stretching exercises. Then Carlson goes through a series of upper body sets to strengthen the forearms, biceps, triceps, deltoids and lats. The entire workouts are done with either their KAATSU arm bands or KAATSU leg bands on.

He also does some core work including balancing exercises and lower body exercises including squats and lunges with the KAATSU bands.

He even adds in technical skills sets that teach the fundamentals of shooting a water polo ball. The students end the shelter-in-home workouts by themselves, laughing and enjoying each other's company—virtually—with no end in sight as they adapt to their new normal.

Coach Dave Carlson gives daily shelter-in-place workouts to 15-16 year old freshmen and sophomores from Los Alamitos High School in Southern California. They all log in via their laptops or smartphones and are able to hear and see each other and their coach online.

All high schools are closed and all sports practices and competitions are cancelled throughout Southern California in an attempt to limit the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) to the local population - a strategy that is becoming more and more widespread throughout the United States and many other countries.

Carlson gives his student-athletes a series of upper body sets, lower body sets, core sets, and a technical skill workout - virtually as they participate on their smartphones and laptops. The entire workout is enhanced with KAATSU equipment in order to make their workouts as effective and efficient as possible.

The students gather online in the early afternoon and have 5 minutes to catch up with together as they see everyone on the Google Meet platform. They laugh, share stories, and make each other smile.

The virtual shelter-in-place workouts start with stretching exercises. Then Carlson goes through a series of upper body sets to strengthen the forearms, biceps, triceps, deltoids and lats. The entire workouts are done with either their KAATSU arm bands or KAATSU leg bands on.

He also does some core work including balancing exercises and lower body exercises including squats and lunges with the KAATSU bands.

He even adds in technical skills sets that teach the fundamentals of shooting a water polo ball. The students end the shelter-in-home workouts by themselves, laughing and enjoying each other's company—virtually—with no end in sight as they adapt to their new normal.

Hall of Famer Andre Metzger is one of the most successful wrestlers in American history.  He has used KAATSU to help him recover from a wide variety of injuries.  He explains his concepts of The 9 Hands Principle which refers to his 2 hands, 2 knees, 2 knees, 2 elbows and head in wrestling - and its implications to the sport of swimming, a completely different sport.  He also talks about how athletes "Move with their minds and think with their body".  Whether it is KAATSU or The 9 Hands Principle, the complex applicability of both is astonishing to learn and appreciate.

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Looking for a great way to warm down after a heavy workout or sporting event? Try KAATSU.

WHAT IS KAATSU?
KAATSU is a revolutionary means of improving human performance, rehabilitation and recovery through increasing blood flow while producing a concurrent hormonal and metabolic response.  Used by Olympic and professional athletes, tactical athletes in the military, older Baby Boomers, and injured people and paraplegics.

EPISODE 003: Dr. David Chao explains the difference between Blood Flow Moderation (BFM) and Blood Flow Restriction (BFR).

WHAT IS KAATSU?
KAATSU is a revolutionary means of improving human performance, rehabilitation and recovery through increasing blood flow while producing a concurrent hormonal and metabolic response.  Used by Olympic and professional athletes, tactical athletes in the military, older Baby Boomers, and injured people and paraplegics.

EPISODE 002: Former U.S. Navy Seal and Special Forces Operator John Doolittle describes the benefits of KAATSU.

WHAT IS KAATSU?
KAATSU is a revolutionary means of improving human performance, rehabilitation and recovery through increasing blood flow while producing a concurrent hormonal and metabolic response.  Used by Olympic and professional athletes, tactical athletes in the military, older Baby Boomers, and injured people and paraplegics.

EPISODE 001: GREEN BERET JOE LOWREY
Purple Heart recipient Joe Lowrey of Long Beach, California was injured in a firefight in Afghanistan and is rehabilitating with KAATSU in the comfort of his home.  His road to recovery is long, but has been enhanced with KAATSU.

WHAT IS KAATSU?
KAATSU is a revolutionary means of improving human performance, rehabilitation and recovery through increasing blood flow while producing a concurrent hormonal and metabolic response.  Used by Olympic and professional athletes, tactical athletes in the military, older Baby Boomers, and injured people and paraplegics.