Ono's guide to building muscle - Biceps

[Scrap]

Lyle all muscles cotract whether Abduct or adduct they all contract.

[El Kabong]

Lyle all muscles cotract whether Abduct or adduct they all contract.

I'm saying when you extend your arm is when the triceps are doing the work and the biceps are relaxed. Ergo the triceps are a muscle group essential to extending your arms and the biceps are essential to contracting your arms and therefore the triceps would be more important to punching.


Hey working past "the burn" is what Ah-nold said is what builds muscles....who am I to argue with him Go watch 'Pumping Iron'

[donnydarkoIRL]

Lyle all muscles cotract whether Abduct or adduct they all contract.

I'm saying when you extend your arm is when the triceps are doing the work and the biceps are relaxed. Ergo the triceps are a muscle group essential to extending your arms and the biceps are essential to contracting your arms and therefore the triceps would be more important to punching.


Hey working past "the burn" is what Ah-nold said is what builds muscles....who am I to argue with him Go watch 'Pumping Iron'

Actually for punching I believe the arms should be brought along as one unit, not neglecting any area.
Then work on the more important ares like shoulders and chest.

[Scrap]

Correct Donny, the Triceps couldnt work without the Biceps balancing the action and vice versa like everything its a balancing act

[ono]

Lyle all muscles cotract whether Abduct or adduct they all contract.

I'm saying when you extend your arm is when the triceps are doing the work and the biceps are relaxed. Ergo the triceps are a muscle group essential to extending your arms and the biceps are essential to contracting your arms and therefore the triceps would be more important to punching.


Hey working past "the burn" is what Ah-nold said is what builds muscles....who am I to argue with him Go watch 'Pumping Iron'

He also said that a pump is better than an orgasm

Anyway it's not. You could achieve a burn by curling a tin of beans 100 times.

[Salty]

Isn't the point of doing high rep exercises and high intensity to improve your lactic acid threshold and improve the ability to remove lactic acid from your muscles? If you don't do any high repetition work your going to get sore very quickly. Like why many gym rats can hardly do 100 body weight squats in a row.

[ono]

Isn't the point of doing high rep exercises and high intensity to improve your lactic acid threshold and improve the ability to remove lactic acid from your muscles? If you don't do any high repetition work your going to get sore very quickly. Like why many gym rats can hardly do 100 body weight squats in a row.

You don't need to improve your lactic acid threshold and you don't need to improve you're body's ability to remove it. It's not as detrimental as once thought. Infact endurance training will improve the capacity to use lactic acid as a fuel during exercise.

So Lactic Acid is actually used as fuel by your body. lactic acid (for ref)

Muscle cells convert glucose/glycogen to lactic acid and it is then used for energy (by the mitochondria).

Endurance training increases the mass of the muscle mitochrondria, which in turn lets you burn more lactic acid.
See:

Gina Kolata suggests more endurance training: “Running longer and longer distances, for example, increases the mass of [an athlete’s] muscle mitochondria, letting them burn more lactic acid and allowing the muscle to work harder and longer.” Almost as an afterthought she adds, “Just before a race, coaches often tell athletes to train very hard in brief spurts.”


That should explain why you don't see many gym rats who can do 100 body squats. Endurance athletes tend to have more slow twitch muscle fibers. Slow twitch muscle fibers have more mitochondria.

[Scrap]

Go back and read the Biochemistry of Exercise,then come back and tell us it again.

[ono]

Go back and read the Biochemistry of Exercise,then come back and tell us it again.

That's from 1999. This discovery is apparently quite new.

If you don't believe me, read these

Lactic acid, myths,legends and reality - the ABC - A Time-to-Run - Exercise Physiology scientific aspects of various topics that interest runners

Feel the Pain? Don't Blame Lactic Acid | LiveScience

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/he...ion/16run.html

CoryHolly.com - Articles - Lactic Acid: Friend of Foe?

What's your view on it?

[Salty]

Isn't the point of doing high rep exercises and high intensity to improve your lactic acid threshold and improve the ability to remove lactic acid from your muscles? If you don't do any high repetition work your going to get sore very quickly. Like why many gym rats can hardly do 100 body weight squats in a row.

You don't need to improve your lactic acid threshold and you don't need to improve you're body's ability to remove it. It's not as detrimental as once thought. Infact endurance training will improve the capacity to use lactic acid as a fuel during exercise.

So Lactic Acid is actually used as fuel by your body. lactic acid (for ref)

Muscle cells convert glucose/glycogen to lactic acid and it is then used for energy (by the mitochondria).

Endurance training increases the mass of the muscle mitochrondria, which in turn lets you burn more lactic acid.
See:

Gina Kolata suggests more endurance training: “Running longer and longer distances, for example, increases the mass of [an athlete’s] muscle mitochondria, letting them burn more lactic acid and allowing the muscle to work harder and longer.” Almost as an afterthought she adds, “Just before a race, coaches often tell athletes to train very hard in brief spurts.”


That should explain why you don't see many gym rats who can do 100 body squats. Endurance athletes tend to have more slow twitch muscle fibers. Slow twitch muscle fibers have more mitochondria.

Sorry man I guess I was ill advised, just had a quick read through of one site and it suggested a pH buffer such as Bicarbonate soda for better endurance in muscles. Anyone tried this? Could be mighty benefitial if it works.

[southpawed]

Isn't the point of doing high rep exercises and high intensity to improve your lactic acid threshold and improve the ability to remove lactic acid from your muscles? If you don't do any high repetition work your going to get sore very quickly. Like why many gym rats can hardly do 100 body weight squats in a row.

You don't need to improve your lactic acid threshold and you don't need to improve you're body's ability to remove it. It's not as detrimental as once thought. Infact endurance training will improve the capacity to use lactic acid as a fuel during exercise.

So Lactic Acid is actually used as fuel by your body. lactic acid (for ref)

Muscle cells convert glucose/glycogen to lactic acid and it is then used for energy (by the mitochondria).

Endurance training increases the mass of the muscle mitochrondria, which in turn lets you burn more lactic acid.
See:

Gina Kolata suggests more endurance training: “Running longer and longer distances, for example, increases the mass of [an athlete’s] muscle mitochondria, letting them burn more lactic acid and allowing the muscle to work harder and longer.” Almost as an afterthought she adds, “Just before a race, coaches often tell athletes to train very hard in brief spurts.”


That should explain why you don't see many gym rats who can do 100 body squats. Endurance athletes tend to have more slow twitch muscle fibers. Slow twitch muscle fibers have more mitochondria.

Sorry man I guess I was ill advised, just had a quick read through of one site and it suggested a pH buffer such as Bicarbonate soda for better endurance in muscles. Anyone tried this? Could be mighty benefitial if it works.

a soda that can eliminate the burn?