Season 3 · Episode 160
160. Can we even feel muscles activating? With Raphael Bender
Pilates Elephants · Raphael Bender
July 23, 20231h 6mExplicit
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Show Notes
Resources mentioned in the episode:
- Golgi Tendon Organs respond more to changes in tension than to absolute tension here
- GTOs also desensitize after high tension.
- Glute activation drills increase perception but not actual glute activation here
- Elite bodybuilders can’t accurately sense muscle activation here
- Conscious experience of expected movements is inhibited here
- High levels of mechanical tension on individual muscle fibers is the main stimulus for strengthening here and here and here
- Stretch-induced muscle growth here
- Changes in back pain after TrA retraining are not related to changes in TrA timing here
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