Does strength training fatigue impair motor learning?
29 January 2021
“Train harder than last time and I’ll rest when I’m dead!” So, if you are an athlete you have to train to improve and the
“Train harder than last time and I’ll rest when I’m dead!” So, if you are an athlete you have to train to improve and the
“I have a bad neck because I’m on my phone all day!” So, in a previous video, I highlighted some research showing that there was
“You’ve gotta train heavy to get big bro!” So we know this isn’t true but why? Is it because of the fibre types in each
“My physio says I need to get stronger but it’s not a muscle problem.” This is where people get confused, strength is how strong and
“Muscle confusion bro, I change the order of my exercise to grow!” Some people train their multi-joint compound exercises first and some train their single-joint
“Vitamin D supplementation, that’s just for people with weak bones!” Is this true? Vitamin D is more than this, as low vitamin D levels have
“I’m training for muscle building so I didn’t need to get stronger. It’s all about volume bro!” So, we have gone full circle from thinking
“Oh no, I haven’t got access to a gym so how do I get stronger or build muscle?” All you need is your body and
“I need rehabilitation but I’m not getting any!” Firstly, what is rehabilitation? Rehab is a set of interventions needed when a person is experiencing limitations
“I can’t exercise because my hip arthritis won’t let me.” I hear this from time to time and this may be true. I often argue
I’ve got a right knot in this muscle and the only way to get it out is to dig right into it! So what this
Oooh, nice warm water and movement helps my back pain. That sounds like hydrotherapy, which is exercises performed in a warm pool with a physio.
“I’m going to start on the treadmill before real running after my injury.” The common assumption is that treadmill running is a good early option
“The doctor was very positive so I think it’s the best idea.” Or “The doctor was very negative so I think I will avoid that
“It hurts to move so I’m not going to!” It is easy to think that all pain is bad and avoiding pain by this logic
“I get headaches and just have to put up with them until they pass”. Headaches can range from a nuisance to agonising and debilitating so
“The empty can test is best to activate the Supraspinatus” “No, the full can test is better” Basically, these are orthopaedic resistive tests to supposedly
You need to do your Rotator cuff exercise exactly like this to work it! We can sometimes get very precise with exercises but do we
“I can’t exercise because this just makes my pain worse.” I hear this a lot and it is true but this is the difference between
“I work in nursing and I have a bad back!” Yes, I hear this a lot! So, if you ask me my opinion I would
Professional athletes are lucky as they get a massage regularly. So why do professional athletes get sports massages? Is it performance? Recovery? DOMS? Something else?
They just gave me exercises or they didn’t give me any exercises to do. So, unfortunately, the inconsistency of therapists out there is vast and
You want to stick needles in me! Acupuncture has been around for a long time and is used for all sorts of things but how
I can’t exercise because I have a bad back! Is this true and what type of exercise? Any type? All exercise? How intense? This is