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Abstract The development of basic motor features is one of the prerequisites for sporting success. Strength training plays an important role in this process, and today, strength training is done with many methods. Recently, blood flow restriction (BFR) and Theraband training have also been widely used to improve strength and athletic performance. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of blood flow restriction- Theraband training applied to the lower and upper extremities on athletic performance. A total of 30 men basketball players between the ages of 18-23 participated in the study voluntarily. The participants were divided into three groups as the blood flow restriction- Theraband group (BFR+TG) (n=10), the Theraband group (n=TG) (10), and the control group (n=CG) (10). At the beginning of the study and at the end of four weeks, 10-20 and 30m sprint test, Illinois agility test, vertical jump test were applied to the participants as pre test and post test. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to analyze the study data. As a result of the analysis of the obtained data; it was determined that the sprint, agility and vertical jump performances of the participants showed more improvement in BFR+TG and TG compared to CG, and the highest improvement was in BFR+TG. The percentage BFR+TG, TG, CG change of this respectively development, was agility (%5,50-%1,87-%1,30) vertical jump (%3,33-%2,01-%0,50) 10m sprint (%3,64-1,71-0,35) 20m sprint (4,16-2,02-0,62) 30m sprint (%2,21-%1,25-%0,69). As a result; BFR and Theraband methods, which are strength training methods that offer the opportunity to work at low intensity, ensure that the organism is exposed to less load than other methods, while reducing the risk of injury of the athletes and at the same time providing strength gain. It is thought that using the two methods in combination increases the strength gain to a better level, and in this case, it is seen that it reflects positively on athletic performance. It may be recommended to combine these two methods to improve athletic performance.

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