Grip strength has also been a measure of mortality.
Dang it.... there goes that plan...Specifically working to build up grip strength isn't going to increase your life expectancy.
I might look in Power To The People! or Enter The Kettlebell for references, but that said, this is pretty widely acknowledged stuff. We prove it with a room full of people every time we have a cert and put them through drills.Hey all,
Trying to find any article, study, research supporting the statement that “grip, abs and glutes are great neural generators.”
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Dang it.... there goes that plan...
Specifically working to build up grip strength isn't going to increase your life expectancy.
Thanks for the link!!! I'll read it shortly.Put another way: When you stronlgy contract a muscle you will generally also increase the output in other muscles.
However, "squeeze your calves and your QL" is not as easy to do as, say, "grip your toes and pinch your butt cheeks". I think irradiation is eaesier with bigger muscles that underly more voluntary control. Hands, abs and glutes. Lats (and maybe toes) are probably contenders, too. I think it is not by accident that all of those are "phasic muscles" in Janda's system: Postural and Phasic Muscles | Article | PTontheNet
Strong glutes and abs will provide a strong foundation for moving the extremeties above or below. Glutes stabilize the pelvis, abs the spine, lats the shoulders, grip the elbows and shoulders.