Max Effort

The workout today will still be in the old location.

In our workouts we are going to start to utilize many more max effort days. These are days when the sole focus is on lifting heavy weights. When you lift heavy weights you will tap into the high threshold motor units. By teaching your body how to tap into these units you will become stronger. We have several motor units in our body that can be used to contract muscles. The body will use the minimum number of motor units necessary to move a weight. Therefore the the more resistance you can use the greater number of motor units utilized. High threshold motor units are only used to generate large amounts of force because they use up a lot of energy. So one benefit for those looking to get leaner is that these high threshold motor units consume more energy to produce force. Another benefit of this for people who are trying to get leaner is that you will teach your body to retain muscle as you are losing fat. This is very important because the amount of muscle that you have is one of the biggest factors in your metabolism.

Workout of the Day
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