KM has already covered things well but I'll add a few bits and pieces.
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Originally Posted by MikeNYY420  Alright guys, so I'm reading the Encycloperdia of Bodybuilding, by Arnold. And it's 750+ pages long I'm about 1/7 through and have been taking notes and have some questions of them here they are. |
I own Arnies book too, but it isn't the be all and end all. He did a lot of things right without really knowing why, but he also did a lot wrong. Try and read a few other books as well (Riptoe's Starting Strength, I think Cressey's new Maximum Strength could be good too).
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First, what in the hell is oxidation, I've heard different things and heres what I've gathered, it's the process of burning, burning oxygen and ATP is the muscles case or in other cases another fuel source. Correct?
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Oxidation is literally burning in oxygen.
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Second, Lipids, their stored fat correct?
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yes
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Thrid, Arnold says that soreness is a way to tell that you had a good workout, but that the sorenesss comes from lactic acid building up faster than the cardiovascular system can process/take them out of the muscles. I've also heard that it comes from new exercises and introducing new things to the muscles and that it's not anything to do with a good workout unless it's a slight amount. I'm about 95% sure that he's talking about DOMS cause he talks about the days after too. Question is, is the reason that he says this because it's good to shock the muscle with new exercises? I think he's talking about everytime though so kind of unsure.
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DOMS is not a good measure of muscle recruitment or progress. There are some studies around showing that G2 DOMS (painfull when you move) is actually holding back your recovery.
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Also he says that negatives cause more soreness because of the extra stress on the ligaments and tendons. Is there also extra stress on the muscles resulting in strengthening or only on the tendons and ligaments resulting in their strengthening?
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Negatives are associated with higher levels of DOMS because you aren't contracting against the weight, rather releasing your contraction, which allows more fibre damage. You can also usually use higher loads on the eccentric so that is where the tendon and ligament strengthening can come in, as the old time lifters swore by isometric holds and high loads for this. Although the only work I have seen on T&L strengthening has it occurring at higher rep ranges, not under heavier loads. Also T&L take longer to "hypertrophy" than muscles. Can post more on eccentrics if you like.
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Fourth, he says that you should train through a small degree of soreness because getting a pump and the all the blood coming to the muscle that the pump involves will help clear the lactic acid- that's apparently still in the muscle still causing the soreness-I've always been told not to train through soreness. Science based information either way please?
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Depends on the level of soreness. Mild soreness this works, but it has to be lighter and not necessarily a pump as much as activity. THe Japanese occlusion work (arms and calves being wrapped tight to not allow blood removal) was based on this principle.
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Fifth, "The process of contracting a muscle involves the process of oxidation- in effect, a form of burning, which is why we say you burn calories (create heat by the release of energy) when you exercise. Oxidation requires both a source of fuel (in the muscle, this is ATP) and oxygen. Whenever fuel or oxygen is in too short supply, the muscle fibers can't contract until they are replenished as you rest and recuperate."
When for one can someone explain that^ paragraph to me? Also he says ATP, but ATP is only used for short bursts of 3 seconds (Or was is 5?) and a set lasts longer than that, so what it be correct to say the source of fuel is ADP also?
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Um depends on the activity. Aerobic systems rely on oxygen, anerobic don't. Still burning energy but your anerobic glycolosis is the short burst, high power system that doesn't need oxygen.
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Bill Pearl was a vegetarian bodybuilder. Though his development wasn't as good as others he still did have a great physique. Do you think the lack of essential aminos found in animal sources could be a reason for this. How big of an impact does not having those be on your body?
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Bill Pearl was training in an age when he wasn't competing as a BBer but rather a Physique Athlete. They never tried to get that lean (competed at ~8-9%) and were often weight lifters and the like.
Also you don't lack for essential aminos just because you are vegetarian. What you lack for is complete proteins. THis means you have to source your aminos from various sources in the same meal in order to get a complete profile (I'm pretty sure Arnie covers this). As long as you have some animal sources (eggs, fish, dairy), which is common for vegetarians (lacto-ovo-vegetarians anyone?) then you can get the aminos that are only present in animal sources. Now Vegans are a different story. Either way you don't see vegans dropping dead as their bodies recycle aminos, and they get just enough from soy (which is regarded as a complete protein, although I was to understand it wasn't but has the aminos other plant based products don't have that animal sources do).
