Daily Maestroism

DM #182

Monday, November 21st, 2016

DM #182: Still got Crossfit on the brain, which means lots of thinking about lots of muscle. To that end, felt it was only appropriate that tonight's DM drop a little knowledge about that sinewy good stuff.
Yes, I'm all about the nervous system and proper movement patterns, but if you're trying to perform, trying to be active, trying to do the things you love, then you bet your sweet ? you're gonna need some muscle to do it.
One of the most detrimental things that occurs following injury, is muscle atrophy. All the corrective exercises and rolling patterns in the world aren't going to bring back quadriceps mass following an ACL reconstruction. It just doesn't work that way.
@ptpintcast had Johnny Owens on talking about blood flow restriction, and while body builders have been doing it for ages, it's just now catching on in the rehab world. I don't want to spoil that podcast for ya, but the basic premise behind BFR is to occlude circulation so that it CAN'T leave an area. This theoretically creates an anaerobic environment, allows for build up of metabolites, and creates cellular swelling. Because of this, muscles can experience an anabolic effect while being used at sub-maximal levels. Nerdy enough for ya?! ?

This is all fancy speak for: experiencing muscle growth without requiring excessive loading. This is HUGE for our post-op patients who physically cannot excessively load those tissues.
Mass moves mass, and sometimes size does matter. Instagram doesn't give me enough characters to do this topic justice, so do yourself a favor and go research BFR. Your asymmetrical thighs will thank you.

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