All of our muscle contractions are controlled by neurons from the brain and spinal cord. By focusing on a specific muscle while working out, we can increase the neuronal activity to the specific muscle, meaning more muscle fibers will be activated by the nervous system.
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Mind Muscle Connection for Growth
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Lack of Sleep = Lack of Gains
The recommendation of getting 8-hours of sleep every night is well-known. However, athletes and bodybuilders may need more sleep. This is due to the fact that athletes and bodybuilders are always recovering from one intense training session and preparing for another. The good news is that naps can add... -
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The Mental Progression of Coaching
nicktongstrong There’s a reason I choose to pursue coaching full time. It started as a small side job during my undergrad, with my ultimate thought being that it would always remain a small side thing; that my career was waiting. Six years or so later, that has never come to fruition. ▫️... -
What Matters The Most!
I’ve learned a lot of lessons in my time bodybuilding, but in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I want to talk about what I feel is probably the most important of all. This may not be a popular post as it is not about being hardcore BALLS TO THE WALL, but I feel for those that can allow it sink it,... -
On Steroids and Myostatin …UPDATE
On Steroids and Myostatin …
There’s a really interesting paper out of Auburn University.1 It focuses on the effects of two different anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS)— testosterone enanthate and trenbolone enanthate— in rodents, with an emphasis on myostatin. Does the word myostatin ring a bell?...Last edited by Iron Game; 09-08-2017, 06:58 PM. -
Steroids & Sexual Performance - The Hard Truth
Steroids & Sexual Performance - The Hard Truth
Animal studies and media headlines have colored the image of testosterone as a barbaric, orgy-inducing, manic-phase hormone that causes civil men to pillage and destroy in the throes of lust-driven rage while sporting anatomically disproportionate... -
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Glutamine for DOMS
Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body and is known for its recovery benefits. What does the research say about glutamine? Current research suggests that glutamine may be beneficial for decreasing delayed-onset muscle soreness and muscle damage. This is especially clear in highly competitive... -
Burned Out
Guys,
I have had zero drive lately. I go walking with the wife but didn't hit the gym for a week. My work is not physical but it is very mentally exhausting. Hope this
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Can Gym Class Alone Improve Bone Density in Females?
by Matt Weik
With so much talk these days about having kids get in enough physical activity per day, now even more studies are coming out preaching the benefits—especially with respect to girls. But is 60 minutes of gym class each week enough to benefit from? The short answer—no. ... -
TRT Latest Study - BS
The Latest Study on Testosterone says it doesn’t work
by Anthony Roberts The Public Library of Science (PLOSOne.org) recently published a metastudy (a study that looks at other studies) titled: “Treatment of Men for “Low Testosterone”: A Systematic Review.” If yo... -
Getting rid of scar tissue
How do you guys keep from building up scar tissue? Or what do you do if you already have scar tissue? Are there ways to break it up? Having been on HRT for 17 years I've built up a good deal of scar tissue, and I seem to remember that deep tissue massage can break up some scar tissue. I remember... -
The Latest Study on Testosterone says it doesn’t work…
The Latest Study on Testosterone says it doesn’t work… by Anthony Roberts The Public Library of Science (PLOSOne.org) recently published a metastudy (a study that looks at other studies) titled: “Treatment of Men for “Low Testosterone”: A Systematic Review.” If you’re anything like me, you probab...
