Pilates Elephants

160. Can we even feel muscles activating? With Raphael Bender


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Resources mentioned in the episode:

  • Golgi Tendon Organs respond more to changes in tension than to absolute tension here
  • GTOs also desensitize after high tension.
  • Glute activation drills increase perception but not actual glute activation here
  • Elite bodybuilders can’t accurately sense muscle activation here
  • Conscious experience of expected movements is inhibited here
  • High levels of mechanical tension on individual muscle fibers is the main stimulus for strengthening here and here and here
  • Stretch-induced muscle growth here
  • Changes in back pain after TrA retraining are not related to changes in TrA timing here

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