How the Body Builds Incredible Strength Without Getting Bigger

How the Body Builds Incredible Strength Without Getting Bigger

Institute of Human Anatomy via YouTube Direct link

3:25– What is a Motor Unit?

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3:25– What is a Motor Unit?

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How the Body Builds Incredible Strength Without Getting Bigger

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  1. 1 0:00– Intro
  2. 2 0:57– Why Would You NOT Want to Gain Muscle? Explaining Relative Strength
  3. 3 1:34– What Is Muscular Strength?
  4. 4 2:13– The Motor Cortex: How Your Brain Sends Signals to Your Muscles
  5. 5 3:25– What is a Motor Unit?
  6. 6 3:59 - Motor Unit Recruitment & How This Relates to Strength
  7. 7 4:48 - Improved Motor Unit Recruitment & Synchronization = More Strength
  8. 8 6:41– Synaptic Connection: The Neuromuscular Junction & Its Role in Improved Strength
  9. 9 8:44– Inside of a Muscle Fiber: How a Muscle Fiber Actually Contracts—The Sarcomere
  10. 10 13:24– Changes Within the Sarcomere That Improve Strength
  11. 11 14:55– Another Strength Improvement: Slow and Fast-Twitch Muscle Fibers
  12. 12 15:26– Training Protocol: High Quality and High Intensity Sets
  13. 13 15:59– Training Protocol: Recruiting More Motor Units - Speed of the Lift
  14. 14 16:39– Rest/Recovery, Progression, and Deload
  15. 15 17:55 - Limitations of Improving Strength Without Size

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