By inhibiting the spindle reflex through techniques like contract-relax and agonist-antagonist, you can increase your range of motion and improve flexibility. These techniques work by changing the patterns of neural activation that restrict your movement.
Through focused exercises and hamstring control, deadlifting can be done with a feeling of safety while avoiding back injury. Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) focuses on finding breath and building up concentric abdominal pressure for better control while lifting.
The podcast discusses the benefits of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching, which can help with flexibility, range of motion, and injury prevention. It involves partner stretching and can be seen with NBA players before games.
The brain can focus on being in the past, in the present, or in the future, but not all at once, according to a recent study from Janelia Farms. However, humans can keep firing neuromuscular contractions and keep running despite the futility of the output, making it different from weight training.
This episode discusses different ways to measure your aerobic capacity including running, walking, and measuring your heart rate.