Powerful Punch is All in the Brain, Study Finds
Pretty neat stuff, but it shouldn't come as a surprise to the regulars here: Repetitive practice creates far more neurological adaptations than "muscular adaptations".
Let me know what you guys think.
Train Hard,
Josh Skinner
(abstract - http://cercor.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/08/08/cercor.bhs219.abstract?sid=247088ee-aa6e-4194-bbfe-1fd09ac64590)
As you said, not all that surprising. Although I think the article title itself stating "all" in the brain is a little misleading. I'm fairly certain that muscular strength still plays a role - but this is key in pointing out that just because someone is big doesn't necessarily mean they will hit all that hard.
ReplyDeleteOn that note, I would love to see a comparison across the whole range - weak non-fighters, strong non-fighters, weak fighters, strong fighters - and see how punching power comes out. Of course the sample size would need to be very large to account for the wide potential for personal differences, but I think it'd be really interesting.