Have you ever heard “train think of the brain?” Growing up, I would get the latest Muscle and Fitness exercises and connect to the biceps, triceps and chest exercises. The result was frustration due to a lack of performance improvements and often one or two serious injuries.
After becoming a Physician Therapist and gaining knowledge of how the body works, it became clear why I had so much trouble meeting my fitness goals when I was growing up and why I was injured.
I was confused.
The brain is our guardian; as a protective mother with many children. The children in this case are all bones, joints, muscles, etc.
A mother wants her children to succeed. It pains her to see her children suffer or do whatever it takes to get their way. In other words, the brain is interested in physical success.
Now many mothers (brains) have spies to help them. These are the neighbors, the children of the neighbors, the teachers at the school, etc., who inform the mothers when there are problems with the children. You see, the mind does not want the body or its organs (children) to get into any difficulty.
These spores are called proprietors. They send information to the brain to inform them of things like how fast a limb moves, how strong a muscle, when a joint is so stressed and where part of the body is located in space. The brain responds by making changes in order for the body to function.
You see, with proper training, the right kind of information is reaching the brain. If you train incorrectly, spies send bad information to the brain; this results in poor performance and fitness results.
The brain will absorb any information that feeds it, good or bad. She loves you only as a good mother. It will respond based on the information you receive. The brain wants you to be successful and have brilliant results ... but it can only respond to the information you receive.
The final piece of information about the brain and its importance in training is; the brain detects muscle interactions (muscle groups working together).
This brings me to my point about the confusion. If you send him information about working muscles (biceps curls, triceps press downs, sitting knee extensions), then the brain responds with mixed signals. It wants to make the body work better by having muscles work in groups. Based on the response it receives, it tries to make the body more efficient by helping the muscles to work individually. This results in poor movement patterns and injuries.
Based on this knowledge, I realized that my mind needed some help. I had to stop feeding my brain with artificial motion information. I had to train my muscles and joints as a group and make plans that allowed my body to move as it was designed to move.
Now, I realize I have just given you a lot of neuroanatomy and physiology in a few short sections. However, with that in mind, let me tell you some of the things that will make your mind over! There are four things you need to do:
First, stand on your feet. We always ask our bodies to play while squatting, walking and climbing stairs. Our muscles need to be ready to respond when we perform these types of tasks. If you train (and brain) while you are at your feet, you will respond by making the body work at those times.
Second, it is the movement of trains, not muscles. As mentioned earlier, the brain recognizes muscle groups (synergies), not individual muscles. To achieve maximum strength, do not confuse your brain ... train it properly.
Third, work on many moving planes. There are three moving planes: sagittal (front and rear as a forward or vertical lung), anterior (lateral side like a lateral / lateral or arm movement between jumping jars), and a cross (rotating like a drop-spinning or swinging bat). All human movement is more than all three aircraft involved; however, there is usually only one ruling plane. Training in three airplanes will help train muscle coordination and will delight your brain.
Fourth, put your hips in it! The hip musculature initiates and dissipates (controls) the body's strength; forces such as gravity, ground reaction (force that rises to the ground when acting), and external forces (weights, exercise belts, etc.) operate on the system. The buttocks are at the crossroads of many energy systems in the body. Proper movement and strength in your hips can help make other parts of your body work better.
A few exercise samples covering the above principles are:
Three stopping lungs. Lungs front, side and step fall (backwards at an angle of 45 degrees).
Squat upwards and press the shoulder with dumbbells.
Squat to the line - similar to a sitting line, only in a standing position. When the arms are out, you are in a squat position, when you step back in line, bring your buttocks forward and stand.
I was able to talk for hours about the benefits of a full-body exercise program. I hope you understand why it is so important to your movement success and ultimately your resilience success.
Take home points from this article:
Train with your feet, with three moving planes.
Use your waist to train your brain
A full body, synergistic routines send relevant information to the brain about effective movement patterns.
Eventually, this will improve:
1. Movement
2. Weight loss
3. Power
4. Balance
5. Flexibility
6. Power
7. It also helps relieve joint pain and possible injuries.
I wish you good luck, train your brain… your body will thank you.
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