#strengthisthemotherofallqualities

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Good luck to “our” swimmers (@clairecampbell12, @ainsley_krug , @paytonkrug, @maddie__dean, @emily.guo, and @mojo.nes) as they head to State this weekend! ————————————————— Ainsley and Claire pulling some partial range of motion deadlifts. Overloading the strongest point of a lift this close to a major competition “peaks” the nervous system. This is an often misunderstood principle. ————————————————— The goal is not to “max out”, but to potentiate their nervous systems in order to recruit as much muscle as possible to maximize their performance in the water. ————————————————— If the nervous system is primed to pull a heavy load, then that load is removed, all of the muscles that were recruited to pull the heavy load will remain activated, which in this case, will enable them to pull themselves through the water much more efficiently, i.e. faster. ————————————————— If we had it our way, we’d have every athlete we work with in the weight room as close to their competitions as possible for the aforementioned reasons. #strengthisthemotherofallqualities (at Athletic Strength Institute)