![]() There are numerous flexibility exercises and techniques: The muscle will respond with an immediate contraction to reorient itself to the new position, protect itself, and maintain posture. This, in turn, prevents optimizing elongation of the muscle the stretch reflex automatically hinders flexibility exercises. It is a neuromuscular response to tension produced in the muscle. In a basic definition, the stretch reflex is an automatic contracting response to a muscle being elongated. The stretch reflex plays an important safety role when it comes to flexibility or any type of stretching of a muscle.Ī key component to increasing flexibility is mitigation of the stretch reflex of a muscle. Increasing flexibility will allow for more proper movement patterns and prevent non-optimum movement patterns from occurring. Not only are short muscles not ideal, but they also cause abnormal articulations of bones that can lead to numerous postural problems. Flexibility can also work out muscle and joint contractures for example (obviously) abnormally short muscles. Proper flexibility will improve overall range of motion. –This will also place much more stress on the knee due to the limited degree of flexion –This in turn, will greatly increase the axial load on the spine Squatting with a limited range of motion will increase the weight lifted by the athlete. Squatting to parallel addresses some problems of “playing low” and enables the athlete to change direction more efficiently Squatting to parallel helps the athletes become more “comfortable” and confident when bending his/her knees in sport ![]() Squatting to parallel can increase the athlete’s functional flexibility –Joint Angle, which enhances the stretch reflex and connective tissue strength –Time under tension, which increases total work done within the same rep –Motor units and muscles fibers being recruited Squatting to parallel means a greater range of motion, thus increasing the: Squatting parallel helps minimize the gap between quad to hamstring strength ratio Squatting parallel enhances strength at a greater range of motion Squatting parallel develops the stabilizing muscles of the knee more efficiently Not squatting parallel can place overemphasis on the quads and de-emphasize the role of the hamstrings. The glutes play a significant role in hip extension during running and jumping. ![]() The glutes and hamstrings are not fully engaged until the athlete attains a parallel position. ![]() WHY EVERY ATHLETE SHOULD SQUAT PARALLEL (OR BELOW) There are two important mechanoreceptors in the stretch reflex: the muscle spindle fibers and the golgi tendon organ (to be discussed further).įirst, let's discuss flexibility, since the ability to have a full range of motion is critical during all types of training.įormer elitefts Director of Education and current team member Mark Watts has written in great length about how full range of motion is beneficial and even critical when performing the back squat: Though we know the benefits of training the stretch reflex, do we know how and why? The reasons for which we’ll need to look physiologically at the make up of muscle. In this article, I will further discuss each of these things. Also, the stretch reflex, in terms of neuromuscular development, enhances injury prevention. Less commonly known, the stretch reflex plays a very important role in the development of flexibility, or rather, inhibition of. Training the stretch reflex is commonly used for increasing strength and overall development of power. ![]() The development of the stretch reflex (also known as stretch-shortening cycle in strength training, and M1 in neuromuscular development) is a well-known component for increasing athleticism. ![]()
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