PillarofBalance
Strength Pimp
- Feb 27, 2011
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BUILDING BETTER BALANCE
One of our newest members asked for some suggestions on gaining greater balance. I offered a suggestion and thought I would expand on the topic.
Our sense of balance is regulated by a complex interaction of the following parts of the nervous system:
Think about it; you have an up-down/forward-backward motion; the eyes are fixed on one spot so you are forced to compensate for point 2; the feet are planted on the ground as detected by the pressure receptors, but they are also being depressed in the hands as you attempt to lift thereby confusing the CNS; almost all muscles and joints are performing an action simultaneously thereby forcing very fast calculations from the CNS which address points 4 and 5.
Anyone here shocked that the Deadlift has so many benefits??
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One of our newest members asked for some suggestions on gaining greater balance. I offered a suggestion and thought I would expand on the topic.
Our sense of balance is regulated by a complex interaction of the following parts of the nervous system:
- The inner ears (also called the labyrinth) monitor the directions of motion, such as turning or forward-backward, side-to-side, and up-and- down motions.
- The eyes observe where the body is in space (i.e., upside down, right side up, etc.) and also the directions of motion.
- Skin pressure receptors such as those located in the feet and seat sense what part of the body is down and touching the ground.
- Muscle and joint sensory receptors report what parts of the body are moving.
- The central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) processes all the bits of information from the four other systems to make some coordinated sense out of it all.
Think about it; you have an up-down/forward-backward motion; the eyes are fixed on one spot so you are forced to compensate for point 2; the feet are planted on the ground as detected by the pressure receptors, but they are also being depressed in the hands as you attempt to lift thereby confusing the CNS; almost all muscles and joints are performing an action simultaneously thereby forcing very fast calculations from the CNS which address points 4 and 5.
Anyone here shocked that the Deadlift has so many benefits??
----PoB----
