Re Usable Plastics

Continuing on from last day's post on the Load deformation curve. We discussed some important  concepts of tissue changes when experiencing various load force over time. Pretty much, too much force leads to a change in tissue even when the load is removed.  How does this relate to you? 

Well, lets think of everyone's favourite static stretch of the hamstrings, hold this stretch too long or too deep into range and you'll notice something....it hurts! Its a sure fire way to cause a stretch yes, but then lead to a permanent change. Now you can do a few different thing here all looking very goldilocks like. Too little, too much or just the right amount, This will all depend on what you are trying to do with your training. Wanting high kicks, major gymnastic hip flexion range, best be stretching your hamstrings consistently to achieve the desired tissue length , but don't go too far into range too soon for too long, this can cause injury .

This is one simple example of how you can force tissue to adapt, but it takes timing, knowledge, skill, and understanding to lead to tissue change for adaptation to occur.  Whether it be for rehabilitation or performance you need to push your body just the right amount and not too much. 

Make sense?