Resistance Training : Movement

Movement

We all move, it's what we do. But because of the reasons I just highlighted (and other factors) we may not move as efficiently as we are designed to. What I mean by this is that when we perform particular movements, our body's are designed to recruit and activate muscles in an optimal sequence to perform the movement both safely and with minimal energy output. If you have muscle imbalances, then your body will not be able to effectively recruit muscles in their optimum recruitment sequence. This means that some of your larger muscles are inhibited and cannot activate. The problem here is that it's the larger muscles that are designed to take the load, so all of the muscles that are supposed to 'support' end up doing all the work, which creates further imbalances.

Resistance training can be used to re-programme your muscles and your nervous system to start recruiting the right muscles for the job. At this point you would generally use body weight, or very light loads depending on your desired result, but by correcting, or re-facilitating a 'motor' pattern, you will notice you get stronger through that movement, and you will be less prone to injury, because your muscles will be able to coordinate themselves properly. The ability of your muscles to do this is called 'inter-muscular coordination'.

 

👉 Introduction : Resistance Training
👉 Resistance training and women
👉 Creating Balance
👉 Movement
👉 Strength and performance
👉 Some other benefits of resistance training