160. Can we even feel muscles activating? With Raphael Bender

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Golgi Tendon Organs respond more to changes in tension than to absolute tension here
• GTOs also desensitize after high tension.
• Glute activation drills increase perception but not actual glute activation here
• Elite bodybuilders can’t accurately sense muscle activation here
• Conscious experience of expected movements is inhibited here
• High levels of mechanical tension on individual muscle fibers is the main stimulus for strengthening here and here and here
• Stretch-induced muscle growth here
• Changes in back pain after TrA retraining are not related to changes in TrA timing here

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