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Trying to get strong? Forget muscles, you need to work out your NERVES by lifting heavy weights, new study finds
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[quote:Daozen:MV8zNTc0OTU4XzYzODQ2OTM4XzFCNTJBODgx] [quote:Anonymous Coward 75206499:MV8zNTc0OTU4XzYzODQ2MjM2X0YwQkY2QTY3] This thread originally was about lifting heavy weights and you make it all about yoga. :threadhi: [/quote] haha. Seems like the same subject to me. Is all that pollution on the mainland going to your head? Do a one handed push up with your feet on the bed, hold it for 1 minute and tell me if that's heavy. If that's too easy, go on your fists or fingers. If that's too easy, lift up one foot. Then hold the pose at the base for 2-3 minutes. Why do I need external weights if I'm walking round with 70 kilos built in? Hindu Pushups are the perfect cross between yoga + weights. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ndOPrcoUt8[/youtube] [/quote]
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Those trying to become stronger by putting in extra hours at the gym may be getting it all wrong, according to new research.
Researchers have found that engaging your nerves could be more important to gaining strength than working out your muscles.
In the body, specialised nerves known as motor neurons relay signals from the brain to the muscle tissue, which allows us to choose when we flex our muscles.
Scientists have now found that some types of exercise engage the nerves surrounding our muscle tissue more than others.
They discovered that lifting heavy weights engages the nerve cells more than lifting light weights, even if you do far fewer reps.
Lifting heavy weights can induce nerves to carry more signals from the brain to the muscles, making muscles stronger, the researchers found.
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