Not exact matches
This built in mechanism is great for
reaching a
state of homeostasis with our environment, HOWEVER, it sucks when it comes to building bigger
muscles.
If you go too long between meals, you put your body in a catabolic
state and prevent your
muscles from
reaching their potential.
This is the
state when we can
reach the highest
muscle tension.
As action potentials increase towards around 30 — 40 pulses per second, the
muscle fibers associated with the motor unit
reach a
state of tetanus, which is where they no longer have time to relax after producing force before the next MAP arrives.