Post by COOKE on Sept 1, 2006 15:16:24 GMT -5
Power by Pavel: Are You Putting Brakes on Your
Strength Gains?
For some reason the question why can't one train
all out all the time never dies.
One more time, the answer:
It was Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov - yes, the
one who worked with dogs - who established that
nerve cells cannot function in overdrive for an
extended period of time. When they are pushed for
too long they start experiencing inhibition and
their capacity is reduced. It is a defense
mechanism against nervous exhaustion.
The Russian neuroscience term for 'inhibition' is
a word that really drives the point home; the word
is 'braking'. If you want to put brakes on your
strength gains - train like every workout is a
competition.