spinac Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 .... I'm not making this up .... Imagine Increased Muscle Strength!-Experiment In a fascinating experiment, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation discovered that a muscle can be strengthened just by thinking about exercising it. For 12 weeks (five minutes a day, five days per week) a team of 30 healthy young adults imagined either using the muscle of their little finger or of their elbow flexor. Dr. Vinoth Ranganathan and his team asked the participants to think as strongly as they could about moving the muscle being tested, to make the imaginary movement as real as they could. Compared to a control group – that did no imaginary exercises and showed no strength gains – the little-finger group increased their pinky muscle strength by 35%. The other group increased elbow strength by 13.4%. What's more, brain scans taken after the study showed greater and more focused activity in the prefrontal cortex than before. The researchers said strength gains were due to improvements in the brain's ability to signal muscle. http://www.fi.edu/brain/exercise.htm So to help you imagine building muscles - try visiting a virtual gym ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/fun/games/newsid_2125000/2125073.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Wow! This is great. I feel like Mr Apollo already, and I've not left my seat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2713 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 And the little finger group are all tiddlywinks champions now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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