This is what one of my students have told me. Sounds very sound:)
When we squat up and down - obviously quadriceps are working a big deal. When we sit in the chair pose for few minutes, there is no gross body movements is seeing and no obvious muscles contraction is observed.
I’ve read somewhere ( my fault that I never keep my sources) that when we are holding the pose - the muscle still contracting but at the more subtle rate and pace.
Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.
CM
You are right, there is micro contraction in muscle fibers during any kind of physical work (whether static or dynamic).
There two types of muscle fibers: slow-twitch and fast-twitch (they have more potential to growth in comparison to slow-twitch).
First type is more involved in aerobic work (including continuous static exercises which most asanas are),
second - in anaerobic (hard and short exercises, approximately 30-40 seconds).
This makes micro damages to fibers and their growth after (supercompensation).
Static exercises make fibers work in types amounts combination corresponding to their intensity, but they also load bundles much better than dynamic exercises.
Thats why you cant pump your muscles doing asanas, though it`s possible to become stronger due to improving neural connections (if you never did much anaerobic exercises), and certainly they evolve stamina.
I’m unsure of your point here CM.
There are all sorts of synergies in the human body, so much so that we could get into an intellectual conversation lasting the rest of our lives, thus missing the living entirely.
However, generally speaking, the contraction of muscle in asana in eccentric contraction where the muscle is being used or “working” and doing so in a lengthened state.
:-x[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;42124]I’m unsure of your point here CM.
There are all sorts of synergies in the human body, so much so that we could get into an intellectual conversation lasting the rest of our lives, thus missing the living entirely.
However, generally speaking, the contraction of muscle in asana in eccentric contraction where the muscle is being used or “working” and doing so in a lengthened state.[/QUOTE]
IA, I’m sorry, you are a nice guy but
please do not post just for the sake of the post!!!
[QUOTE=Sasha;42089]You are right, there is micro contraction in muscle fibers during any kind of physical work (whether static or dynamic).
There two types of muscle fibers: slow-twitch and fast-twitch (they have more potential to growth in comparison to slow-twitch).
First type is more involved in aerobic work (including continuous static exercises which most asanas are),
second - in anaerobic (hard and short exercises, approximately 30-40 seconds).
This makes micro damages to fibers and their growth after (supercompensation).
Static exercises make fibers work in types amounts combination corresponding to their intensity, but they also load bundles much better than dynamic exercises.
Thats why you cant pump your muscles doing asanas, though it`s possible to become stronger due to improving neural connections (if you never did much anaerobic exercises), and certainly they evolve stamina.[/QUOTE]
Thanks a lot! I will goggle more on it, now I know what to look for:)
IA’s words, “eccentric contraction”, and a pair I’m surprised he didn’t use, “isometric contraction”, are good things to google, if that’s your next step. Those plus “concentric contraction” are more precise names for what muscles do when they work than just “contraction” is. I think they describe pretty well the “rate and pace” your student is trying to talk about. Another fun thing to google along these lines would be “motor unit recruitment”.
IA, I want to apologize for attacking you in the previous post. I shold read to the end. Thank you for the info
Than you all for the info, HERE IT IS
Isometric exercise is a form of exercise involving the static contraction of a muscle without any visible movement in the angle of the joint. This is reflected in the name; the term “isometric” combines Greek the prefixes “iso” (same) with “metric” (distance), meaning that in these exercises the length of the muscle does not change,[1] as compared to isotonic contractions in which the contraction strength does not change but the joint angle does.
I cant play right yoga style
I am not sure what are you saying? I am not a master of yoga i think you must need help of an expert.
[QUOTE=Junaid Zia;42483]I am not sure what are you saying? I am not a master of yoga i think you must need help of an expert.[/QUOTE]
I’m saying that
Isometric exercise is a form of exercise involving the static contraction of a muscle without any visible movement in the angle of the joint. This is reflected in the name; the term “isometric” combines Greek the prefixes “iso” (same) with “metric” (distance), meaning that in these exercises the length of the muscle does not change,[1] as compared to isotonic contractions in which the contraction strength does not change but the joint angle doe