Mature Muscle Podcast
Lee, Phil, Aaron and guests bring you techniques, insights and learnings from the fitness industry. Delving into a combined 50 years of experience, giving advice on the most productive nutrition, training and recovery methods used today. As well general advice, we also feature interviews with a variety of experts in the fitness/health industry including sleep experts, nutrition professors and leading psychologists. The podcast is for everyone, but sometimes the focus will be on the more mature person, 40+. To get involved, ask questions or just to find out more, find Mature Muscle on facebook, follow the link in the podcast description/notes.
Mature Muscle Podcast
S.2 Ep.15 - An investigation into the "Mind-Muscle Connection"
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S.2 Ep.15 - An investigation into the "Mind-Muscle Connection"
Science news: Resistance training and fat burning. Plus a sad death in the fitness industry
Mind muscle connection (attentional focus) What is it?
- Isolates the muscles which are working, and consciously feeling the muscle work through a full range.
- Moves the weight or resistance actively, not passively - eg: not hanging at the bottom of a pull up, not letting your body position relax between reps.
- Enhances muscle fiber recruitment and activation.
- The more fully and effectively you engage your muscles, the more they’ll grow and the stronger they will be
- Reduces the risk of injury
- Useful for muscle building and strength NOT power, such as fast explosive exercise : Olympic lifting - snatch and clean and jerk, push presses
When it comes to power-based exercises, focussing on the movement outcome - ie where you finish. Not effective with HIIT type exercise such as squat jumps, split squats, burpees etc.
How to Improve Mind-Muscle Connection
- Focus on Training the Muscle, Not Lifting the Weight. This is the overall mindset you need when you go to the gym.
- Visualize.
- Warm Up Sets on Each Exercise.
- Slow Down the Reps.
- Pausing during peak contraction
- Isometric exercises that involve little muscle or body movement, static hold squat, or hold half press-up, or pull down.
- Slowing down the eccentric part (or wind down) of the exercise.
- Flex in Between Sets.
- Have Your coach or training Partner Touch the Muscles you can’t see
- Several Sets of slow Singles.
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