My client PT Kase Cheah doing my favourite version of a rear delt raise. When this exercise is done with Dumbells there is little tension in the stretched position. Placing tension on a muscle in a stretched position has a very important effect. It activates the myotatic reflex. (Stretch reflex ). This is designed to protect the joints when heavy loads are placed on the muscle in a stretched position. It causes more muscle fibres to activate to get the load out of the stretched position. More muscle fibres working means more muscle fibres growing. Try and include an exercise that puts stress on the muscle in the stretched position when programming for hypertrophy.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 05:55:59 +0000
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