mechanical

How do Tendons react to different movements and load ? ⁣ Most people like to talk about the impact that resistance has on muscles.. but what if we take a look at the impact it has on the other tissues ? ⁣ ⁣ In this post, we dive into a little bit of material science and learn more about the...

How do bones react to progressive resistance training ? ⁣⁣ How many times do you hear people say you shouldn't train with weights because you might hurt yourself ?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Well, in reality, resistance training is probably the best thing we can do.. not only for our muscles, tendons and ligaments...

HOW DOES MUSCLE GROW, EXACTLY? ⁣ I mean, we know that eventually, if we train with weights we end up gaining some muscle mass.. but how ? Short answer: we don't know yet, exactly. And that's because we don't have a 100% clear answer. However, we have many pieces of the puzzle that can help us...

Metabolic Stress & Hypertrophy: do metabolites create muscle growth ? In the current model of hypertrophy, and the mechanisms behind it, 3 are the "main" ways through which hypertrophy occurs: ⁣ ⁣ 1) Mechanical Tension⁣ 2) Metabolic Stress⁣ 3) Muscle Damage (which we've already seen it actually...

Most people have to work extremely hard to build a wide, developed, back. Partly because the most “conventional” exercises poorly target the lats in the most efficient way. Therefor you have to do a lot of inefficient work in order to get adequate growth. Let’s break this exercise down into a...

Muscle of the Week is the Teres Major. We often refer to this muscle as a "helper" for the lats since it essentially performs all of the same actions as the lats. Therefore, any exercise that trains your lats will also train the teres major. Heavy carries with an emphasis on upper back tightness...

Many popular strength training programs involve "straight sets" which involve multiple sets with the same weight. . However, such programs usually involve a very high number of reps in reserve for the early sets, in order for all sets to be completed successfully. This means that although the...

The Dumbbell Side Bend is for Dummies . A common exercise that doesn't make biomechanical sense is side bends performed while holding a dumbbell on each side. Of course, the weight of the dumbbell offsets the weight on the other side, making this exercise ineffective at sufficiently loading the...

themusclephd ��Muscle activation is highest in the first half of the lift when your muscles are at a mechanical disadvantage and have to produce an immense amount of force to overcome the weight. The mechanical advantage increases in the second half of the lift AND your muscles...