Choosing the StrongPath by Fred Bartlit & Steven Droullard

Author:Fred Bartlit & Steven Droullard
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781626344778
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
Published: 2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00

Biggest Surprise

The biggest surprise for Tom was how quickly his strength increased. He was also surprised to experience how simple things (like turning his attention away from the gym mirrors, closing his eyes, and focusing intently on his breath, exhaling as he pushed) could suddenly make it possible to lift heavier weight. The first time Cullen had him do this, Tom was doing dumbbell bench presses. Cullen brought him 5-pound heavier dumbbells and put them in his hands and asked him to do as many reps as he could. Tom did 5 more reps than he had done with lighter weights the prior set. When Tom finished his set, Cullen praised him for doing more, and Tom said, “Yeah, but you gave me lighter weights.” Tom then looked at the end of one of the weights and was amazed to see that they were heavier.

Tom learned about neuromuscular activation and that he didn’t have to grow more muscle to get much stronger at first, because muscles that don’t get used much don’t work efficiently. Challenging them causes more existing muscle cells to join in and work, yielding more strength early on. He began to get in tune with his body’s ability to shift gears, adapt, and do work by focusing and incrementally digging deeper in new ways.

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