Thought Can Build Muscle

Rocky · 04-01-2006, 04:25 PM

Article in Daily Mirror 01/04/06

By Stephen White

Just thinking about your muscles can help make them stronger, a study revealed yesterday.
Thirty people did bicep curls under 3 conditions - thinking only about their muscles and how they worked, thinking about the weight they were lifting, then thinking about whatever they wanted. Scientists found "much more" muscle activity when the subjects thought about their muscles and how they moved.
Other studies have shown thinking about muscles when performing skills such as throwing a ball can make activities more difficult.
Dr David Marchant, who led the research at the university of Hull, said: "Sports coaches would benefit from tailoring their instructions. When they want people to improve their performance, thinking about outcomes is best. When they want athletes to exercises their muscles or recover from injury, thinking about movement is helpful."
The findings are being presented at the British Pschological Society's conference in Cardiff.

Finally the mind-muscle connection us BBers have been banging on about gets "realised"!

BigBen · 04-01-2006, 04:39 PM

Rocky i completely believe this bro! matter fact i am a sound believer of mind to muscle connection bro. Nice post!

Godbless

Ben

Lineski · 04-01-2006, 06:12 PM

In a lot of my posts here I've mentioned how firmly I believe in the mind-muscle connection and I'm glad that scientists are starting to acknowledge the connection as well. I'd love to get a hold of the case study for this and possibly review it in my Kinesiology lab.

Thanks for the post Rocky!

bombdigity510 · 04-01-2006, 08:48 PM

wow cool study...time to think seriously about my muscles

jornT · 04-02-2006, 01:50 AM

Rocky reads newspapers?

So one find that study plz. I don't buy others conclusion.

But I think visualisation is good, you know the whole runners story again.

Rocky · 04-02-2006, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jornT

Rocky reads newspapers?

There weren't any comics about so I was looking at the pictures and then saw it.

Would be interesting to see the actual study. Certainly something I (and most of the rest of us lifters) have always tried to achieve when working anyway. Nice to know it may have some scientific merit.

ruel · 04-02-2006, 08:51 AM

it's very true rocky! it's all right. when working out, we must be mantally focus on what we doing. in that case, we can do the exercise right and proper form. and hitting the muscle fiber that your working... thanks a lot rocky!

EvilDumbell · 04-02-2006, 08:55 AM

You must become one with the muscle ....... no not that muscle

Q80_MuscleHed · 04-02-2006, 11:18 AM

good post Big Rock .. that's lead u that mind muscle connection is a vitel thing when it comes to build muscle

BiggerthanBIG · 04-02-2006, 12:58 PM

I think this article is BS,

Howcan you possibly make muscle bigger by thinking about it.

The only to think about is lifting heavy ass weights at your sets and by doing that

your gonna use as much muscle possibly and therefore doing that consistently

you'll eventually lift more heavy ass weights and the more you lift your muscles

will get bigger.

Rocky · 04-02-2006, 01:02 PM

^^ I know that theoretically that is the case, but perhaps there is not just the psychological effect but also an actual physical effect whereby from your thought processes it triggers a hormone response in your body.

jornT · 04-02-2006, 01:09 PM

You guys are morons. Never heard of the placebo effect?

Mind over matter!

BiggerthanBIG · 04-02-2006, 01:10 PM

Have you heard of just worry about lifting those heavy ass weights .

jornT · 04-02-2006, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BiggerthanBIG

Have you heard of just worry about lifting those heavy ass weights .

No. Visualsation = the shit.

And do something about that sign.