In compound exercises, the upper erector spinae displays highest muscle activity in the deadlift, while the lower erector spinae displays
equally high muscle activity in both squats and deadlifts.
It appears that the upper erector spinae displays its maximum muscle activity when performing the deadlift, while the lower erector spinae appears to display
equally high muscle activity when performing either squats or deadlifts.
Not exact matches
«That said, you can recruit and overload more
muscle fibres by lifting a lighter resistance at a
higher number of reps and still achieve
equally as effective strength gains and muscular hypertrophy — provided you train to the
muscle to fatigue.»
Shortly put, to build some
muscle you have to include at least one of them in your training regime, while in order to build your body up to its potential, you should
equally emphasize all three by gaining strength through progressive overload, rotating lifts and making sure to utilize low, medium and
high rep ranges.
One study demonstrated that taking Glutamine during or after a workout, stimulates and increases glycogen synthesis as effective as taking a
high dose of carbs.The study showed that taking an 8 - gram glutamine solution after an intense workout was as
equally effective as taking 60 grams of carbohydrates for restoring
muscle glycogen.The combination of glutamine and carbohydrates (glycose) was even more effective than glutamine or carbohydrates separately.
Despite this, skeletal
muscle glucose uptake and insulin tolerance were impaired
equally in both
high - fat groups.
Therefore, although the assumption has long been that a diet
high in protein is the key to effective
muscle development, research is now indicating that energy balance is
equally as important, if not more so, than just protein alone.