#67: How the nervous system affects your results: why exhausting workouts aren't more effective
from The Dr. Shannon Show
by Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT
Published: Thu Jun 23 2022
Show Notes
How the nervous system affects your results: why exhausting workouts aren't more effective
In this episode, Shannon discusses the difference between systemic and specific fatigue, known as central and peripheral fatigue. She discusses why this theory highlights that workouts don't have to wear you out to have big payoffs. She leaves you with practical applications on knowing if your workouts are centrally or peripherally fatiguing.
1:40: Introduction of systemic fatigue (central fatigue) vs. specific fatigue (peripheral fatigue
3:05: Increasing muscle definition without wearing yourself down
5:30: How hypertrophy (gaining muscle) happens + motor unit recruitment
8:03: Different types of fatigue (central and peripheral fatigue)
9:40: How central fatigue affects peripheral fatigue
:How peripheral and central fatigue affect results differently
:The “interference effect”
:Different types of workouts/exercises that can lead to high levels of central fatigue
:Peripheral fatigue for muscle hypertrophy
:Practical applications
:Individual responses to exercise dosage/tolerance to fatigue
:How to know if your workout is more centrally fatiguing than peripherally fatiguing
:Is soreness a reliable indicator of effectiveness of your workout?
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