Muscle Control: The Lost Secret to Old-Time Strength?

[@TheBioneer]

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[@jeanpaul4294]

how much strength could I get in tendons? how much from muscle control?

[@jeanpaul4294]

what could be my vertical leap sprintin speed...?

[@jeanpaul4294]

thanks so much for reply?

[@oy3930]

Hello 👋 you are a jacked guy, im wondering how much is your bodyweight?

[@greenarrow219]

New to your channel but loving it. Completely changed my training outlook. Watching from NZ. Putting into practice much of your advice and got my 5yo son out there with me, great fun. Keep up the good work Mr Bioneer.

[@b-dogswings8019]

Interesting film. My grandfather, who was born in 1887, was an expert in this. I remember him demonstrating abdominal isolations in the 1970s when he was in his 80s and just before he died. He also taught me some of these skills and I can still do some of these muscular contractions. I’m now 63. He also taught me how to swing Indian clubs and to hold a handstand.

[@screwrecords6791]

What do you mean by "to swing Indian clubs"? I am not native English speaking, so maybe that's why I don't understand this. Thank you

[@naj4261]

@@screwrecords6791 He probably meant Indian maces. In ancient India and even today Wrestling athletes would swing fairly heavy maces around their upper body.

[@screwrecords6791]

@@naj4261 That's great, I got it thank you!

[@deathuponusalll]

@@naj4261 I’ve heard of those, they make excellent exercises to stretch the upper body as well as strengthening the core. There’s a bodybuilder if I’m not mistaken from Norway or one of the European countries that practices this now and made it more mainstream for strongman from old Indian wrestlers

[@jasonjust-jason9489]

thats funny. My dad was a gymnast and karateka, he taught my brother and I how to "find" a muscle and I can still wiggle my toes better than most! I'm 45.

[@cynthiawilliams5508]

For years I studied bellydancing. Bellydancers learn how to consciously to flex and roll their diaphragm, which creates the distinctive abdominal movements of the dance. It took me a couple of months of daily attention and practice before I gained the ability to move this muscle, which is 'normally' supposed to be outside our conscious control. It made me realize we are capable of far more consicous control over our bodily processes than we think.

[@eds1057]

I’ve been doing a lot of stretching with deep breathing and I think it’s contributed a lot with gaining awareness and control of the musculature around the abdomen. Following up immediately with core exercises feels more fulfilling than if I’d done so without stretching.

[@TreyYork1]

I am absolutely baffled at how belly dancers do their "belly rolls", that are like a wave traveling over their belly!

[@rohanofelvenpower5566]

yeah like the africans who can belly sprout water they previously drank!

[@jatbatman]

If you can intentionally inhale or exhale, the diaphragm is not beyond conscious control. The diaphragm is the major muscle involved in breathing.

[@Koozwad]

For some reason I was able to roll my stomach from a very early age. I guess it's different for everyone. I've always been very conscious of my movements though.

[@ericb4898]

As a stroke survivor as well as brain cancer survivor some of this is true. Mind muscle connection takes alot more work. I always enjoy these videos.

[@fightfannerd2078]

How did you survive?

[@nocturnaljoe9543]

@@fightfannerd2078 He learned to blow balls.

[@ericb4898]

@FIGHTFANNERD Faith, great doctors and alot of laughter. When life got close to normal I went back to working out using regressions that my therapist gave me. I read more and kept my head up.

[@grindsetman488]

Take lions mane mushroom

[@jonziegler6538]

Congratulations, and the best to you.

[@HellBoy-id6ss]

Your ability to explain complex concepts to be understood simply is unsurpassed sir.. The ball bearings example..brilliant..👌..this is why you're undoubtedly one of the best fitness youtubers..keep it up..

[@woodlandbiker]

I started my training life doing isometrics and dynamic tension. I did it for a good few years and never lost that mind muscle connection when I went on to other forms of training. I would recommend anyone to do this for a few months and see and feel the difference. I started at 25 and I'm now 61 and in very good shape with no injuries. I put this down to good mind muscle connection. Good to see younger guys talking about this.

[@Scrubbbbz]

Maxick was always an incredible role model for me. After my second hip surgery I felt very helpless my ability to use my body and felt almost betrayed. Similar to maxick in his book “muscle control”,I was bedridden only with the ability to contract and release. The simplest of all techniques and yet the most underrated.

[@jordanthornton]

*Focusing on improving proprioception / mind-muscle connection is the healthiest and most exciting long-term training philosophy for intermediate/advanced athletes - yes, I believe this!* Training can be such an engaging experience, especially when we focus on learning more about our bodies and what we can express as we gain more degrees of integration. Beautiful video and demonstrations, thank you!

[@digitalsarcomere]

Stumbled across the Maxalding books on a dedicated website over a decade ago, it's since disappeared. So glad to see someone covering this aspect of physical culture after so long.

[@JH-pe3ro]

After I started training my observational drawing this past year(using sight-size, comparative measurement, and grids to draw references) I found that after months of carefully measuring out hundreds of drawings in pen and ink, my general hand-eye coordination improved, so I also became a little more accurate when playing shooter video games or pinball. It's interesting to compare writing and drawing because in both cases, the brain tends to simplify observations to symbols and then draws the symbols, but writing is focused on repetition of the same symbols, which allows form to break down to the bare minimum of legibility(many people can do calligraphy, but not everyone writes with calligraphic form all the time), whereas when drawing, you're actively training against symbolic representation and trying to break down novel information into lines, so it forces you to move your hand more precisely as you observe the subject more precisely.

[@tmac2368]

Those old school bodybuilders like Maxick or Eugen Sandow knew something that's missing nowadays.

[@hungrygator4716]

When you lack advanced equipment and chemicals, you have no choice but to focus on simplicity.

[@GusCabagna]

Super slow strength training combined with isometrics is time efficient, safe and will definitely tap into the mind muscle connection since there's no way of cheating in this particular training methods. Great video💪👍

[@GusCabagna]

Thank you 👏👏👏👍

[@steveleamont]

Loaded negative reps far exceed the failure and strength of what isometric do.

[@keithbrownjr857]

Details please

[@jamescomer8722]

​@steveleamont yes, especially supramaximal eccentric/negative focused movements. I agree

[@DRZEKEZEKE]

YES so as someone who lost a LOT of muscle mass (from 155lbs down to 108lbs due to intestinal tears, now up to 180lbs!) i had to basically re-learn how to do everything during recovery. after getting into fitness i read Maxick and noticed that i did a lot of the things he did as far as trying to develop active control over my muscles. now i am stronger, more coordinated, faster, than i ever was before. this stuff really worked great for me :D

[@MrWilbur63]

What did u do ?

[@peregrinodisastrado]

I tried Sandow's light dumbbell system for about a year just for shits and giggles, went from 28cm circumference around bicep to 34cm with a 1kg weight. I don't understand the mechanics behind what happened, but it does work

[@pargolf3158]

I started taking ex lax and watching Chris Rock standup for a week --- just for shits and giggles.

[@peregrinodisastrado]

@@pargolf3158 used to love that guy

[@chandansimms9167]

It’s because of the large amount of volume you’re muscles experienced. Using high reps and continuing after failure etc etc you’re body will incorporate other muscle fibres after the ones initially helping the movement are fatigued

[@AdamScottfit]

Great video. Bodybuilding when done properly is functional - but too many people just focus on lifting heavy.

[@saturationstation1446]

i've spent a significant portion of my life with a lot of my muscles "turned off" from mind muscle connection. its been really difficult to try to gain control of those parts back. find myself constantly having to consciously activate certain areas in order to be able to do simple things like good form push ups... severe malnourishment and inactivity / limited movement activity really did a number on me

[@sen5i]

I’m 59 and have the same issues

[@kingmasterlord]

the pain and soreness of stretching can make you acutely aware of individual fibers which you can then focus on gaining control of and forcing to relax so that you can move on to the ones next to them and deepen the stretch

[@mbogucki1]

Yeah, how do you do that exactly?

[@jesuslovesyou7130]

I think I know what you mean

[@Doppelganger444]

I never understand for example when coaches says "actívate to take conscious" for a muscle I mean how you live if You don't feel a part of your body 🤔 i still don't get it maybe is a condition but I feel all my body all the time

[@greenarrow219]

Im new to the bioneer channel but this is the absolute best fitness channel out there, especially how Adam doesn't put on a fake "you tube" personality. Another great video thanks Mr Bioneer.

[@taoist32]

He was stalled at 50,000 subscribers for a few years. He stayed true to himself and a few years later he’s close to 700,000. He has persistence, consistency, and honesty.

[@greenarrow219]

@@taoist32 yep it's a great channel and his true personality shows through. I have learned a lot already watching his videos, got me more engaged with training again.

[@herrnoname2.094]

The thing is, he is an humble and genuine being plus the fact that he really want to create good content. Love it!

[@nuynobi]

I also appreciate his mellow authenticity. There's no machismo or gym bro attitude. And I like how he emphasizes functional strength -- y'know, actually being able to use your body for stuff -- over aesthetics. (There's nothing wrong with wanting to look good, but having just turned 40, I'm more interested getting and keeping fit and able.) I watch a variety of fitness KZbinrs because I think it's important to get a variety of perspectives, but he's one of my favourites.

[@greenarrow219]

@@nuynobi yep he very genuine, something lacking a lot online. I'm 45 and for years have done heavy weight training but needed a change & challenge. I was strong but about as flexible as a plank of wood and not as fit as I thought I got phenomena a few months back, so off training altogether. Stumbled across his channel and started watching. So now I'm trying a lot of his advice, training and attitude to exercises. Functionality. Lost weight already, feel much fitter and more motivated. Even attempting to do a handstand (God help me 🤣☠).

[@leonardonovara9348]

There is this guy, the creator of Mindful Wing chun. He is an australian who trained Wing chun in Hong Kong for years, he trained in a internal way to do Wing Chun. He explained that body has joints (not like our normal joints, it's like a visualization), these joints act like cogs, you train to move these cogs simultaneously, this way you can generate maximum powers at weird angels (standing still, sitting in a chair, laying on the floor, etc). I remembered that analogy when you talked about the small ball bearings one. Maybe internal martial arts (real internal martial arts) know something we are just discovering with modern science. I really like your channel, you are distillating and explaining with modern terms, things that some disciplines already knew but didn't explain it with modern terms. I hope one day you could talk about the physical part of ballet.

[@macsmenteinmune]

Started doing this because I noticed some asymmetrical contractions in my facial expressions (lot of muscles in the face). Some of them were imposible to control or even to feel the area. Within days I gained sensibility and a consciousness of the area. Learned how to move better my lips, cheeks, ears and scalp. Then extrapolated to other muscles in my body, specially the deep ones, breathing muscles, pelvic floor, and feet muscles. Amazing video.

[@DosPalomitas]

Makes me think of the incredible muscle-brain connection that Popping & Locking dancers demonstrate. Thanks for the thought-provoking content, Bioneer!

[@DawidEstishort]

I have scoliosis and while meditating I realised you can do that. While doing so, my back started straightening a bit. It felt as if it was doing it on its own and I was only watching my body move. Then I realised I was simply letting certain muscles relax that I didn't even know you could relax. Later I spent a lot of time standing in from of the mirror and just trying to move different muscles in my back/neck. Feels really cool and makes you feel present in your body.

[@Yamaazaka]

I have scoliosis as well. Bastard muscles pulling more than they should. Have to go into a meditative state to be able to relax them. For all the good is does me.

[@erikcreature3412]

You can relax every single muscle in your body, and you should!

[@MushookieMan]

@@erikcreature3412 Don't relax your sphincter

[@Dan-gs3kg]

@@MushookieMan or the prostate

[@davidcook1246]

If you're interested in more muscle control techniques that help scoliosis, the scroth method is a good google search, mainly breathing and muscle control techniques to rebalance the muscles and correct scoliosis

[@Hyperdriveuk]

It makes perfect sense- I've heard more than one physiotherapist mention- that a lot of people have difficulty with delt growth because their traps take a lot of the load. So in theory if you have the ability to only activate a particular muscle you can train it to it's fullest with less weight.

[@shashankranganath5745]

This is exactly how iyengar is practised and was taught by the great legendary guru BKS Iyengar. Alignment and awareness of not just the muscle group but also the skeleton and organs which create huge neurological impact.

[@invictus5958]

Adam, words cant describe how well Put together this video is. Truely top Notch work and Information!

[@nicokrasnow1851]

The Bioneer is slowly teaching us the Weirding Way of the Bene Gesserit and I'm completly on board

[@BadlyDubbedGael]

Super functional training 2 does exactly what it says on the tin. Only a few weeks at it consistently and have a better mind muscle connection. Mental clarity was the first thing I noticed. Keep up the good work Bioneer, you are providing excellent educational content just like the Huberman Lab.

[@jamesr2936]

Been watching your channel for years as this may be your greatest vid yet. It's like a 14min condensation of your best insights.

[@mohanad0408]

Adding to what you're saying. Some fighters avoid building muscles, due to the thought of slowing down. Which is reasonable, and what you're saying support that. What they don't know is the fact that you can train yourself to utilize and use only the muscles needed. That's when a fighter becomes dangerous.

[@johnathonhuson8734]

Mind muscle connection is understudied and understated. Anyone that’s gone through physio therapy knows how important this is. I was able to rebuild the arch in my feet that were a consequence of week and tight pelvic muscles. I had to fix the cause of the problem and the consequences of it both by working muscles that I no longer had a mind muscle connection too. I had to practice sliding a quarter with my big toe on the floor by not squeezing my toes but raising my arch of my foot. I also had to practice squeezing my pelvic floor, kegals or whatever they’re called

[@connorgoosen2468]

Great video as always! Gaining finer motor control over specific muscles is something I've been thinking about for a little while. Some of the things Norman Doidge wrote about in his book The Brain That Changes Itself came to mind when you spoke about moving your toes independently! I look forward to part 2.

[@primalwarriormovement5515]

I love the old time physical culture movement, they had so much more to offer than bodybuilders of today. They were equal parts strongman/woman, gymnast, athelte and with a great physique! Plus, back in the 1920's there was a connection with the physical culture movement and Yoga. A lot of the Indian Yoga Guru's were also strongmen and bodybuilders and the two movements borrowed ideas and techniques from one another. An example would be the stomach vacuum of early bodybuilders which originated from Uddiyana Bandha (upward-flying stomach lock) from Yoga. I think modern bodybuilders should have to perform feats of strength on stage, somersaults, full splits, bend iron bars, etc to prove they can use their body to full capacity as modern competitions give a false sense of ability which can influence the younger generation and lead them down a dark alley! Great video as always! 💪🏼🙏🏼

[@nicholadeanewriter3499]

Nauli is maybe another crossover? Stomach-churning meant to aid digestion in yoga?

[@Friddle]

Mind muscle connection and how well I could work a muscle group I found were truly linked

[@antonioussameh2497]

You finally made it A video about muscle control I remember the first time you mentioned it

[@liamburns8554]

You really are a wonderful man. Weirdly I enjoy stretching, individually activating individual muscles after a spliff! Not sure why

[@DrunkenDarwin]

My taichi teacher can do mind boggling feats of muscle control. It defies how I understand the body can work

[@Lucas_Jeffrey]

You are a truly brilliant and inspiring gift to many people around the world. I'm going through a lot with motor neuron control, ancient head/neck injury. I've made pretty good strides but I have a long way to go to stand up and flourish in life for once. This helps as much as you can imagine. Thanks.

[@mistergekiga2455]

Control is power. You always talked about this and it's why I enjoy your channel a lot.

[@Pneuma777]

I love this. When I was first learning about biology/anatomy for exercise, there was an analogy that stuck in my head and I will continue to repeat, it goes like this. Think of your muscles as a forest, and there are pathways through that forest but they are just small walking trails. The trails what connect your muscles to your CNS/intentions, and by training them, you cut down the stuff along the path that makes it hard to walk through. I've since added to it, saying that the QUALITY of your lifts insofar as your conscious attention to the muscles involved and getting maximum contraction, full range of motion, slow eccentrics, pauses, etc. is like adding tools to your construction efforts in the forest. Eventually you have paved roads connecting every part of that forest to the main highway and can access any part easily and quickly. The physical expression of this will always be far more impressive than size to me

[@donutcarrotall3258]

I was waiting on you to cover Maxick for ages. Nice! 😁

[@life_of_riley88]

From 23 to 25 I did this exclusively, always in front of a mirror. Went from a skinny 170lbs to a very fibrous 185lbs (6'2" tall). The one thing that I always try to explain to people is just how unbelievably strong you can get when all you do is focus on using your muscles rather than a specific exercise. I never felt so strong, and could do some pretty incredible things for a tall guy. Things like pushups with just my thumbs, sets of incline pushups maxing at 75+ and total reps per day averaging 500-1000. It was really amazing, and people assume that you live in the Gym when you never leave your house. This all ended with 2 severely herniated discs in my neck that took all of 10 years to get properly diagnosed, and eventually replaced. I'm now 34 and my damaged nerves are finally healed up. Looking forward to getting back into the swing of using this technique. Just do it slowly and easily at first, it's all about breathe and individual muscle contraction. If you overdo it, you'll fry entire groups of muscles and they'll take days to come back.

[@buck8266]

Could you explain more on how you got so fit, i would love to hear more about this.

[@life_of_riley88]

@@buck8266 Certainly. So to begin with, at age 24 I was lucky to have large amounts of testosterone produced naturally, this wanes with age. As far as this style of exercise goes, it's all about closing your eyes, focusing, breathing and savagely contracting just ONE muscle group. Try it, you'll find it's extremely difficult to do at first, as you get better, you can add more contracting force. When you get really good at this, you'll be able to make yourself extremely sore. It targets muscles just as good as heavy weights, and it makes you wickedly strong. BUT it's hard to do, and it takes discipline. I'm happy to answer specific questions if you have any.

[@dumdum8880]

@@life_of_riley88 Do you merely contract them? No movement at all?

[@life_of_riley88]

@@dumdum8880 I incorporate movement, but sometimes it helps to hold static at first ik order to really feel what you're doing. Simple example would be a bicep curl, definitely do the movement and contract harder as you close the curl. On the flip side, do the reverse movement for the tricep, but only contract the tricep. . .this is harder than it sounds. I'm sure at first, you'll have shoulder muscles contracting, forearms etc.

[@georgevidal8475]

Hello Riley I’m very interested in this training could i have a interview with u

[@Me-wl2fd]

Ive been waiting for this Soon I'll be able voluntary contract and relax each individual muscle fiber

[@johnwoods7526]

Keep up the great videos Adam and don’t ever lose your uniqueness, it is what I love about your channel and is why I have watched almost all of your videos.

[@efficientrealities960]

Awesome topic Mr Bioneer - always inspiring minds and bodies 👏🏽 keep up the great videos and excellent work. I'd love to access your program if not for currency differences making it costly at this time. Big fan from South Africa

[@lukebaughman2987]

Bicep and fingers were clearly moving while showing off the forearm muscles. Enjoyed the video, thanks.

[@abrahemsamander3967]

I’ve recently been trying muscle control. Glad you made this video.

[@dutchbro2387]

Good stuff big guy, you inspire me to be more of an athlete rather than just training to be huge

[@davidmanning7912]

Interesting video, as ever, and good to hear the credit to Golden Era Bookworm who has researched a lot of old school sources. The most prominent Golden Era strongmen trainers, Sandow, Zass, Charles Atlas, etc, may not have understood the science behind their successes (,and, yes: individual genetics is important/decisive) but they certainly found interesting approaches that worked for some

[@daleholte7234]

When I was a teenager I bought Charles Atlas route for a comic book, I eventually learned to manually tension my muscles, which was a good thing when working in construction out of town, when having time off I would use a broomstick and imagining it was weighted and I would tense the muscles for that exercise

[@richardtseng9535]

This makes a good deal of sense. Whether you're contracting individual muscles through Maxick's method, whilst performing Qigong's Yi Jin Jing, or just lifting heavy, you'll be increasing time under tension which will ultimately lead to muscle growth no matter how you get there!

[@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate]

One must stop sex and let the testicles swell up. Then qi can be condensed into the bones to generate jing power.

[@richardtseng9535]

@@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate The Taoists were no-fapping before it was cool.

[@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate]

@@richardtseng9535 yeah but they knew what they were doing.

[@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate]

I am the guy who found the real Mo Pai training methods which i accidentally found on an old Chinese website. The instructions represent the highest neigong training and it seems to be a esoteric Buddhist/Daoist hybrid system. The manual is said to of descended from Zhang San Feng but its obviously shaolin. My speculation is that it is from a secret shaolin source that zhang san feng learned while he spent 10 years there and then combined what he learned much later with daoist practices he learned from his daoist teacher master Huolong Zhen Ren.

[@avatar1867]

Tai chi is Qi and Xue. Blood and breath. As someone whos self taught in meditation over the course of 19 years i will say tai chi is influence over the blood directly. Even the static poses. Blood can be identified as a sensation during any movement. This sensation is created because its density is different. When it comes to hormone manipulation or mental manipulations of consciousness the concept is the same. Identify the sensation. For example, dopamine is the name we give a neurotransmitter. However, this neurotransmitter " true name" is something we can manipulate. The true name simply identifies the sensation directly connected to the neurotransmitter. That sensation is something we can inhibit and coerce. Science backs this up funny enough. building muscle has nothing to do with "weight". Weight is a concept of gravity, do astronauts exersice? Yes, they do. Building muscle has to do with force. HOWEVER, force isnt the only thing needed. Otherwise, isometrics would build significant amounts of muscle, right? So whats the difference? We use Force + movement. A weight is a static amount of force in the form of weight. LOL. We move it. More weight to build more muscle because its more force. Going to failure because it increases force. Not as much as weight but by its own degree. This was the thing with Mike Mentzer. Reps, to failure, Slowly. Because slow increases the force by its own degree. Hypothetically if you did any isometric, and then MOVED while doing it, it will build muscle. Youre coupling force + movement. The gymnasts with his ability to generate max force, and the body builder who muscle mass but not maximal muscle contraction. Side note, Isometrics we well as body building increase bone density over time. Both are force. Astronauts are required to exercise in space because the baseline force of gravity is removed. If you ever wish to coffee and zoom let me know. we can talk more crazy goodness. XD

[@normanquednau]

I practiced Maxalding for quite some time. This is awesome! It helped me to rehab after serious Cov-infection. I still am figuring out how to combine the old concepts with modern training. What I can say is that it has an awesome relaxing efect

[@AICTTRADER1914]

fantastic information very well put together, I have always tried mind-muscle connection since I was young, it's essential in any moment upstanding and activating a particular muscle or group of muscles, it helped me to train to achieve doing muscle ups on the rings from a full hang was almost a pensioner lol, just using certain back muscles to start off the move to then incorporating arms abs and legs for the full moment. I am working towards that goal again in my 60's, consistency is so important, I keep losing my strength due to chronic illness and it takes such a long time to get it back, ten times as long as building muscle, this is why I am trying to learn how to gain a lot more strength at an old age much quicker. Sorry for the long post, I am so inspired by your videos to try harder and train smarter. awesome channel, thank you.

[@PlayfulTraining]

Loving the exploration of all aspects of mental and physical capability. Looking forward to part 2.

[@danwinter1206]

This is so cool! As a tai chi teacher who's been following your excellent content for years now, I love that you made that connection to the internal arts. Also, I would think that poppers (dancers) would probably be the most skilled at this. They have it down to an art form (literally), throughout the whole body.

[@fireninja5460]

my friend, the stuff you talk about on this channel is the stuff that I have based my life on improving (granted I didn't know the specifics of what I was doing as I just moved in a way that felt like it was working) with the end goal of becoming stronger than any animal or beast. granted its a far fetched goal but hearing some of the concepts that you talk about helps me get a better understanding on how I can actually make my goal real.

[@blongvang9692]

Simple, farming as strength & endurance. Tai Chi as breathing & movement control. San Shou & Muay Thai as training exercise. Yoga 🧘‍♀️ as flexibility & meditations.

[@BearHaus]

Your ball bearing explaination is so logical. Well done

[@fazole]

It's also been found that trying to move immovable objects using progressive application of tension activates more muscles and trains tension.

[@TimShieff]

I recently got into training Maxicks system. Think there may be something to it. Nice synchronicity and thanks for sharing your perspective on this type of training!

[@mustapha33300]

J'aime beaucoup ce que tu montres sur tes vidéos. Un mélange parfait de développement musculaire et d'esprit éveillé . Un véritable guerrier dans l'âme . Merci

[@abj136]

@@Mani_Matter Bread without jam?

[@banebasara53]

Congratulations on having one of the absolute best natural physiques I have ever seen. Look strong, athelic, big and strong yet fast and fit. Bravo

[@mathieuguillet4036]

You are a gift to many people out there! Thank you, friend! 🙏🏼

[@LittIeLamb]

Dope edits I loved the implementation of the animation

[@RICHIE_RICH89]

I believe this. I'll tell you why . In 2015 my back got injured in a work accident then my dad died I had a surgery and had to start recovery. Mourning my dad's death I focused all my mind daily gor a yr working out . I got so jacked in 1 year it was unbelievable. When my mind was that focused I saw my best results I have ever seen in my entire life.

[@IamMonvi]

I lost a ton of muscle, due to a health crisis, followed by covid, and was unable to build back any significant muscle mass, until I started doing intense muscle control exercises, followed by a bunch of stretching. At 194 lbs, after 4 months, I can lift my whole body off the ground, while doing a pike with my legs, and supporting my bodyweight with the tips of my fingers instead of my fists or a flat palm.

[@LiamEllis]

SUUCH an important episode man! This idea of finessing your level of muscular control is so important for optimum performance and well being in your body, the awareness to relax contracted muscles when you're just sitting and going about your day is actually a huge factor in your happiness levels! - Big Love as always brother!

[@TimShieff]

yes!

[@youtoobe556]

Very well put together and explained. Makes you wonder about a lot, for example, is the representation of Zeus, being the god of lightning and having that coarse through his body, or Thor even, is that a metaphor for someone who’s neuromuscular system is so developed that one can command it to do seemingly super human things?

[@Crippleddog]

You're helping so many people. Thanks for this.

[@russmitchellmovement]

Feldenkrais Method, Qigong, Maxalding all focus on improving proprioception to more more efficiently. The extreme isolations of Maxalding later on allow one to integrate them with the rest of the body in extremely refined ways.

[@russmitchellmovement]

GREAT METAPHOR for Henneman's size principle! And the purpose of the small ones is to align the joints so that there's no strain whatsoever when the big fibres come into play.

[@TheBioneer]

A very interesting perspective! And thanks 😁

[@BosunM8James]

From my own personal experience I have found that martial arts training is very beneficial for linking the mind and the body together. I'm sure the same could be attained through weight training but it seemed to me this was a very important part of martial arts training. Visualizing where your body will be through a sequence of movements and sensing what muscles you should feel activating.

[@mtsanri]

Dance as well. I feel it has given me a body awareness superpower. But martial arts are great too

[@DamienOzFrank]

You always find topics that I find to be interesting. Bodybuilders and their muscle control while still being useful only uses parts of the art but still. If you want to use your body you have to know your body and having a 5 minute muscle control session while meditating or watching stuff is a great aid in that. Muscle imbalances will shine up and your kinesthetic awareness will improve Practicing your skills is still better for that but muscle control will still be useful and fun

[@harrisonschwartz565]

It’s funny you post this now. I read about this from your book and then read Maxick’s “book” and have been practicing for some time. I definitely believe it has made an improvement, particularly by practicing flexing across range spectrum. I have also seen faster strength growth in many muscle groups, though I lift weights as well. I do wonder if certain muscle control routines can produce some myofibrillar hypertrophy. Many people would doubt it, but the fact is that it is not entirely known how muscles grow. Additionally, it’s very hard to objectively study Maxalding since muscle control is something that must be practiced for a very long time before true control is mastered. One thing that has fascinated me - many studies show people can grow muscle through thought and visualization without lifting weights. “Brian Clark” study for one, though not clear how effective on trained people

[@dominic9225]

With maxalding, for hypertrophy use volume. So like biceps for example fire off 15-30 contractions right after one another. A good workout is to do a peak contraction for 6s then relax and go for the 15-30 reps.

[@erikcreature3412]

@@dominic9225 No. You must contract the muscle, then relax the muscle each time. Maxalding works because you contract the muscle and relax the muscle in equal reps.

[@meunomenaoedavid]

Very interesting, I would love to see a part 2. Thanks for the video.

[@rat488]

I really appreciate how much you put into this video! Though I think the editing in the first half of the video before the add was a bit too distracting from your essay. Love your channel unblievably inspiring!

[@MrSchneider1408]

I've been really looking forward for quite a long time for a vid like this. Exeptionally explained! I love a follow up video

[@hankkuya4354]

Student of Thai chi for a decade. To move without muscle tension and flexible tendons and healthy joints took me years of daily practice whenever wherever I can in private before meetings for the further instruction with the teacher an hour a week.

[@donjohnson2003]

After watching ‘The Golden-era Bookworm’s videos I knew it was a matter of time before you dived into the subject. Best Fitness-KZbinr by a mile!

[@b-dogswings8019]

Tony Holland, the musical muscle man from the 1960s was pretty good at this. You can find his act on You Tube.

[@dimensionalshade8290]

Really glad you made a new video about this stuff,was abou time you showed it some polish.

[@justintime1307]

Great to see someone talking about these ways of training rather than all these channels telling everyone they are doing it wrong. If it's not broken why fix it

[@mikevejraska871]

Only watched a few of your videos here and there in the past, this one is so good im subscribing. The way you use science is great. Its not just exercise were being taught here. Great work!

[@davidhick4303]

You sir are an amazing scholar, athlete and topnotch human being. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your contribution to bringing wellness, knowledge and balance to the world!!!

[@highestregard7324]

Love this! Tons of interesting information, excellently presented! Thank you 🙏

[@maxpower9503]

This idea is very similar of the prana-bindu training of the Bene Gesserit in the novel "Dune".

[@scottmartin5492]

For extra geek interest: muscle control shows up explicitly in multiple places in Herbert’s Dune novels, as a aspect of the Bene Gesserit training.

[@quintenhuggins2142]

Thank you so much for covering this subject. After an injury and a few surgeries I stumbled on this and really think there is so much more we need to learn about this.

[@confusedstockimage9807]

In Dune the Bene Gesserit have absolute control of their muscles and nerves thanks to their prana-bindu training. In one of the books being able to move your toes independently of each other is taught as a beginner technique. It makes me wonder if Frank Herbert had researched or was familiar with this kind of training.

[@brucewaynefitness]

Crucial information that many miss out on. Thanks for posting this type of content!

[@joeyvanhaperen7715]

I actuely do this type of training all the time and I'm able to litterly contract all musicles except for the facial once at once. Also a good way to train controlling your muscils propperly is to train your balance since equilibrium is easly disturbed it takes a large amount of muscil controlle to keep it propperly. I'm not just talking about simply standing one leg, but doing it for minutes on end while also moving around your body and even taking on compromising positions like sitting in air. I can also controlle my heart, lungs and stomage, and intestins by mindfully focusing on them. A other good way is flow drilles with weapons like in wushu since it takes a lot of controlle and awareness of your body to keep movements going.

[@zedek_]

I'm ecstatic that you're covering Muscle Control!

[@cdrtej]

After that buildup I feel like a 10 part series is coming and at the end Bioneer will be levitating

[@mortalkomment8028]

Bioneer, you are really something! Thx for sharing your wisdom

[@skwervin1]

I taught myself to do this when I was a kid. I spent a lot of time sick as we didn't have vaccines for measles, mumps etc at the time and I caught the lot. I can move about 20 individual muscles on either side of my body, in my arms, legs and torso. It was something I did to amuse myself, learning to twitch or contact an individual muscle and not let any other muscle move and make it stronger and stronger.

[@damonthomas8955]

This is good stuff! I look forward to more on the subject.

[@awabooks9886]

Really interesting topic, thank you!

[@trevormattingly6158]

Thank you brother...great video as always.You always have new things to learn .I love it!thanks again for all you do.

[@roadstar499]

i think flexing muscles most definitely is a workout that helps growth,strength and shape... mind muscle connections are the key to making gains.

[@Vitor20XX]

After a workout contract the used muscles for 30 seconds in different positions, Bruce Lee used to do that. I still have a considerable muscle control even after 2 months without training. Also, this muscle control thing reminds me of Julius from Kengan series, in Kengan Omega he control his forearms fibers and stomps his enemy lol.

[@ninamartin1084]

Wondering when the Bioneer will discover yoga. Old-skool yogis were all about actively controlling their body temperature etc - Wim Hoff talks about how yoga was how he learned to do that along with pranayama ie. breathing exercises.

[@marcusalwan9736]

Definitely needs more videos on this concept