Muscle Tension is Underrated
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
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I've always known that muscle tension is more than just a little important, but now I'm seeing it in a whole new light.
This new perspective has been helping me make faster progress with all of my exercises plus I've never felt stronger.
Have you looked into muscle control by Maxick? A form of isometrics. Which of course is muscle tension. He won several lifting contests with minimal lifting, he would lift enough told learn the motor skills and then build the strength with his isometric/dynamic tension program.
Keep the great content coming! Rafe
For sure, MC is a fantastic book and lead me down one heck of a rabbit hole regarding tension control and creation. That book changed my life!
It always feel weird commenting on videos 8 years old, but here I am.
I'm astounded that I never ever see this mentioned in modern day fitness. I've read a few books by old time strongmen and bodybuilders. Strength and How to Obtain It by Eugen Sandow was published in 1895 and this was literally the first paragraph of the first chapter. George Hackenschmidt says the same in his The Way to Live and that was in 1911. Maxick ditto in Muscle Control. "Manual labour will make you strong, but it will never make you as strong as weightlifting. You can't obtain strength when your mind is focused elsewhere. Focusing on the muscles while working them is the key to true strength." Again, these books were published over 100 years ago and these were always the first lines. Yet I never ever hear modern fitness even as little as mention it.
So you are suggesting to use the lightest weight that helps me tensing my muscles the most using my brain, to get me the most muscle built.
It's a balance. If you can get more tension in the muscle with a lighter weight then yes, that's going to help since it's the actual tension that produces a change not the weight itself. But then again, going too light can compromise tension too. Good topic for a video.
i love your videos Matt. You have helped me take my training to the next level! thank you.
I have to say, your vids and the way you come across, are a breath of fresh air from the ego fest that is the fitness community. Thank you
Happy to offer a refreshing perspective Richard, lots more great stuff to come
This is great! Your topics always bring something to the mind.
This is helping me deal with old injuries.
This video is 8 years old, but I think what is said in it is absolutely correct. It's what Arnold meant when he said you have to put your mind IN the muscle.
Hi Matt, is it possible to stick to only isometrics as a complete strength workout for longevity?
Sure, but I've never been a fan of trying to limit oneself to one discipline. But then again, you also have Kick Boxing (which is awesome) so you're not limited either. So yea, use the isometrics for now, but don't limit yourself if you want to include other methods, even just a little bit
How do I track muscle tension in an physical log?
It's kind of hard to do, that's the tricky part. It's like a chef trying to track and improve how enjoyable a dish is.
I make notes about how the exercise feels like "keep more tension in rear delts" while doing rows or "place more tension in lateral hips" when doing squats.
That's why lifting weights in the gym doesn't always translate to the real world
Hm. Makes sense. I respect this logic.
sounds logical...
Yea, that's all about it, no matter you train bodybuilding or gymnastics, tension is key, and only the mind have the ability to improve it.
When you have a great control and tension in muscles and lift more weight or go in a more mechanical disadvantage positon you are getting STRONGER.
0:14 No. The goal of any physical exercise is always to deeply fatigue the target muscles within a reasonable period of time, and to do so safely. Exercising safely means minimizing tension in the target muscles.
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@@mindbodyfitn3ss Tell us about some other goals of exercise.
Physical exercise and weightlifting are two different things. E.g., running won't build muscles although it might build endurance.
LOL. I must have had a long day or something. I kept reading underrated as overrated and was going to comment that the title was misleading. I agree and disagree with the title. In terms of fitness personalities on the web, I think the message about time under tension is quite popular. On the flipside, I see most guys focusing on how much weight they can get up and form be damned. I'd rather progress by form then progress by weight, rinse and repeat. I think it's safer that way too, but I could be wrong.
Edward Jones I think you're right on the money there Edward. I like that saying of progress by form rather than progress by weight.
It's not about TIME under tension; rather it's about CONTINUOUS tension, regardless of the time involved..
Dude your talking about training to failure to create the ultimate tension.
Failure's actually quite different. Tension comes from skillful concentration and focus. Failure is the result of tension applied over time relative to endurance. So you know, same but different
I find tension is much better since doing isometrics
I've been rediscovering isometrics myself. They certainly are a powerful training tool!
THE NEXT LEVEL...simple.
great vid..a new concept
Super awesome
Also in theory if you just strongly contract your muscles isometrically for long periods of time, you build muscle.
For sure, and there are programs out there claiming that's a good way to do so. It's certainly valuable to some degree as all tension stimulates some sort of a result, but the question is if that tension is really progressive without a form of resistance to work against.
I agree with Matt. Isometric tension does not build muscle mass, although the idea of continuous tension is good. You also have to add weight or progressive resistance with a full range of motion in order to build muscle mass.
@@VernCrisler First, the term is *_static._* Second, Matt just agreed that static exercise *_does_* stimulate increases in muscle size.
@@aliendroneservices6621 Perhaps a very tiny amount, but you need PROGRESSIVE resistance -- as Matt said -- to build mass. Homeostasis just doesn't cut it.
Sorry to go off topic, but you forgot the obliques for a shotgun muscle no?
Keto Calisthenics I was under the impression the oblique and lateral chain training was not part of the shotgun muscle category in CC2 but was more along it's own chapter. Thanks for catching that.
RedDeltaProject No problem, I'm just a loyal subscriber :)
Thats why aim training with Rings.
Good call. I once had an exercise scientist tell me that push ups on the rings created more tension in the muscles than with free weights of a comparable resistance in a study he did.
5:23 Where can I find this chaintraining pdf? Thanks for help :)
Martok84 www.reddeltaproject.com I believe its on the top right.
Martok84 on the top sign up with your email and you will get the link of the pdf
ah thx guys :)