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quads123 Posts: 86 Joined: 2001/10/20	2002/04/17, 09:33 PM Found this on MSN ... curious to know what everyone thinks this concept?? "If you have ever watched a personal trainer working with a client, you may notice that the trainer will often touch a client while training. This is an example of using an actual physiological principle to maximize training effects. You have sensory receptors on your skin. When you make contact with the skin, the sensory receptors pick up the pressure of the touch and send a message to the brain. The brain then picks up this message and sends a message on the motor neurons down to the same area to recruit more motor units, therefore firing more muscle fibres. This means each rep will be more effective, which will result in a more focused and beneficial set. If you have the opportunity to apply touch to a muscle you are trying to fatigue, go for it. Whenever your hands are free, touch the muscle you're trying to challenge to get a stronger contraction."
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/04/18, 01:48 AM Hmmm never thought about that, but it's quite logical actually. Thanks for the info quads! -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/04/18, 10:31 AM Hmmmm...if only I had a female spotter... -------------- **_Robert_**
yakuza005uk Posts: 9 Joined: 2002/03/01	2002/04/24, 02:27 PM yea id luv 2 help out my female work out partner on her chest using that technique! thnx quads!