[quote]MinnesotaIron wrote:
Clench your fist while trying to keep the rest of your arm relaxed…you can’t do it. Once you clench your fist you will notice your tricep also contracts.
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Well, I can. I guess I have decent mind muscle connection. I can flex and unflex my triceps whilst making a fist and squeezing.
The rest of your post may be right though[/quote]
Just because you can’t see your triceps contracting, doesn’t mean they aren’t. But because you don’t see your triceps contracting, I am guessing you do have a good mind muscle connection. It would be a great way to practice that. But like I said, this is all theory but when I’ve put it into practice it does seem to work and the physiology makes perfect sense.[/quote]
I think you just picked a bad example as your proof.
[quote]MinnesotaIron wrote:
Clench your fist while trying to keep the rest of your arm relaxed…you can’t do it. Once you clench your fist you will notice your tricep also contracts.
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Well, I can. I guess I have decent mind muscle connection. I can flex and unflex my triceps whilst making a fist and squeezing.
The rest of your post may be right though[/quote]
Can you do it whilst squeezing your fist as hard as you possibly can? While making a fist and squeezing I can do it aswell, but when I try to squeeze to crush something it contracts.
[quote]MinnesotaIron wrote:
Clench your fist while trying to keep the rest of your arm relaxed…you can’t do it. Once you clench your fist you will notice your tricep also contracts.
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Well, I can. I guess I have decent mind muscle connection. I can flex and unflex my triceps whilst making a fist and squeezing.
The rest of your post may be right though[/quote]
Can you do it whilst squeezing your fist as hard as you possibly can? While making a fist and squeezing I can do it aswell, but when I try to squeeze to crush something it contracts.
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Yes. If I actually focus on not allowing the tricep to flex it wont flex. If I dont pay any attention to it, it does flex by itself.
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
Yes. If I actually focus on not allowing the tricep to flex it wont flex. If I dont pay any attention to it, it does flex by itself. [/quote]
do you have any general recommendations for those working on MMC in general?
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
Yes. If I actually focus on not allowing the tricep to flex it wont flex. If I dont pay any attention to it, it does flex by itself. [/quote]
do you have any general recommendations for those working on MMC in general?[/quote]
Yea. Flex the target muscle as hard as possible and hold it for a count then release. Do this until you notice blood flow to the muscle. Do it at home, at work, whatever. Learn to flex the target muscle as hard as possible. THen flex the muscle the same way when you lift weights.
[quote]MinnesotaIron wrote:
Go stand in front of a mirror, turned to the side so you can see your arm. Clench your fist while trying to keep the rest of your arm relaxed…you can’t do it. Once you clench your fist you will notice your tricep also contracts.
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lol…I just tried this and actually had to TRY to flex my tricep at the same time. By default my tris did not contract. I don’t think this was a good example.
[quote]GunMan000 wrote:
I make it a point every time I train to get the most out of all my muscles…one thing I have found value with muscle activation is adding the grip4orce grips. It’s a know fact that increasing tension in the hands also increases more muscle activation.
I’ve taken my grip strength serious from incorporating grippers, from rice bucket in the evening to whatever I can to increase my strength in my hands which in return will allow me to create more tension throughout my training in the gym. Tension=Force-the tenser your muscles are, the more strength you display. By Pavel[/quote]
Are you a grip4prce rep? Almost all of your posts seem to be promoting this product.
