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Music Muscles

  • 30-09-2007 1:45pm
    #1
    Frankiestylee
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    Just wondering do certain types of resistance training cause you to "tighten up".

    I play a lot of music and I think the best way to improve dexterity etc is to practice practice practice, yet there are things like those hand spring yokes that would be great for improving grip and forearm strength, but would they reduce dexterity?

    Do muscles developed in a certain way work the same as the same muscles developed in a differant way?


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  • #2
    HammerHeadGym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭HammerHeadGym


    G'day frankie,

    Well strength/endurance and dexterity anren't mutually exclusive realms. For an example I use Thai boxing. The fighter will do a variety of exercises to train the limbs in a number of differrent ways, for power, speed, dexterity and so on. So I don't see you losing dexterity if you continue to practise as you always have.


  • #3
    pwd
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    Yes muscles developed in a certain way will be different from those developed in another way.
    One example is that if you train by lifting weights slowly, you will not be able to move with speed in as forceful a manner as someone who moves quickly.

    Another example is that powerlifters are usually much stronger than bodybuilders of similar size and weight. This is because bodybuilding is about attaining a certain look, whereas powerlifting is about lifting as heavy weights as possible.

    So a sportsperson should focus on sports-specific exercises.

    I think the physical difference between muscles is a comobination of:

    different development of the nervous system. A good powerlifter should be able to utilise far more muscle in the same movement than a typical person.

    proportion of fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibre

    and proportion of fluid.


  • #4
    Hanley
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    If you train by lifting slowly but still get strong, it doesn't neccessarily mean you'll be able to move weights fast alright. BUT it is a trainable attribute once you have gotten stronger, and in fact once you're able to increase your RFD (rate of force development) then it should lead to even greater stretngth.

    One of the more recent trends in weight training is the shift towards dynamic effort squats, benches and deadlifts to increase the RFD. The idea being to take between 50-70% of your one rep max and do someting like 10x1, 6x3 or 8x2, moving the weight as fast and explosively as possible.

    Trying to do it with sets of 6-10 is a bad idea tho. The whole idea is to increae bar speed and power. NOTHING ELSE. The bar shouldn't slow down between reps. I very much doubt there's anyone who can move the bar with the same speed on rep one as they can on rep ten.


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