Post AvfL1vLZE5PLv9BWF6 by tkenben@mstdn.io
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(DIR) Post #Au3GRxXl7Ekul1IQjI by racuna@mstdn.io
2025-05-13T12:48:54Z
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Training heavy is better for the hamstrings. Though obviously you should progress slowly and maintain execution technique on every lift.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27747846/#fitness #training #science
(DIR) Post #Au3u6Yw5PKEiWW1k9Y by tkenben@mstdn.io
2025-05-13T20:13:12Z
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@racuna I read that excessive mechanical loading is not advised under adrenal stress. It turns out that hormones secreted under duress that are intended to soften the tendons and ligaments for fight or flight scenarios can lead to connective tissue injury. I don't remember the exact study, but it was about correlation between dangerous sports like rock climbing and tendon/ligament injury.
(DIR) Post #Au3uLJQVLxeQlXHwSe by racuna@mstdn.io
2025-05-13T20:15:52Z
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@tkenben @racuna Interesting. Rock climbers have a very "different" kind of strenght, tho. They are very strong without much hypertrophy, I dunno how they train besides just climbing
(DIR) Post #Au3vaHsVUZUOGH5gcy by tkenben@mstdn.io
2025-05-13T20:29:48Z
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@racuna one arm pull ups with just two fingers is a very different type of strength indeed. Actually, you don't need a lot of bulk to be really strong, even though that is the most common correlation. What you really need is to have the neuromuscular pathways capable of firing efficiently so more muscle fibers are recruited at once. Isometric exercise is a great way to train for pure strength (a.k.a. farmer's strength), but it limits the application of where that strength becomes efficient.
(DIR) Post #AvfL1vLZE5PLv9BWF6 by tkenben@mstdn.io
2025-06-30T19:31:20Z
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@racuna Climbing involves holding and transitioning through very difficult and awkward positions.Bulk gains from hypertrophy does mean more cross-sectional area which correlates to strength, but it is not the only determining factor. You can be bulky and not strong, because when a muscle contracts it may have not trained to recruit most of the muscle fibers at once. This requires neuromuscular fitness.