{"id":50562,"date":"2019-05-29T11:24:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T09:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitcamp.sk\/have-you-tried-it-with-stamina-yet\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:31:54","slug":"have-you-tried-it-with-stamina-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fitcamp.sk\/en\/have-you-tried-it-with-stamina-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you tried it with stamina yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I think that each of us who visits gyms visits\nthem for a certain purpose. But in fact, there are several reasons why this\nis so… I dare say that each of us expects\nprogress from it in the first place. Whether it’s getting rid of a certain problem, whether\nit’s about gaining muscle strength or volume, whether we want to strengthen our\nphysical but also mental condition, at the end of each of our efforts, and you’ll surely agree with me\n, there should be an improvement. With this, I will\nbridge and point out that this is not always the case. <\/p>\n\n

Everything that happens to us and around us, something or someone\ninfluences, and if we take it from the point of view of the muscular system,\nthen the main “protagonists” are ourselves. The direction we take depends\nonly on us and what impulse we can give to our body. This brings\nme to the explanation of my title, which includes a kind of stamina. But it will not be an encouragement to\nlast as long as possible when visiting the gym, because this is the only way we can\nmove forward. Which is true and not true, but I will rather\npoint out a kind of endurance – technically speaking isometric – strength, which\nreally hides many benefits for our body. <\/p>\n\n

If we wanted to explain what kind of force it is, we could say\n that endurance, isometric force refers to exercises in which our muscles\nproduce a certain force, without any movement. That is, our muscles do not change their\nlength – they do not stretch or shorten. Isometric force can be used in\nexercises against resistance, by pushing against a stationary load or by holding, we can say by\npulling in a certain position of an equally stationary load. In both\ncases, the intention is different, but the external result is the same. The effort to push\na certain load that cannot be moved is called overcoming isometrics.\nWe can say that this type of load will affect us more concentric force,\n i.e. the movement when the muscles shorten when overcoming a certain load. With this\ntype of load, we use shorter and very intense efforts, which are transferred to us\nmore in strength than in volume. <\/p>\n\n

While the second way of loading, holding the isometrics, is transferred more\nto the eccentric force, i.e. to the movement when the muscles stretch when overcoming a\ncertain load. And this is transferred to us more in volume than in strength. <\/p>\n\n

There are several factors that affect our strength and volume, I will\nmention a few of them. If we talk about strength in a certain movement, we should\nknow that the strength will depend on the amount of muscle mass we have, we can\nsay that more muscles give us a greater potential for strength. It will also depend on\nthe ability to activate muscle fibers. In short- these are\nthe mechanical factors involved in producing force. Just as there are\nmultiple factors that affect strength, there are multiple ways to stimulate volume.\nI don’t want to be very professional and I won’t explain and list\nprofessional instructions here, I’d rather summarize it – when it comes to volume, it is important to properly activate\nand “address” muscle fibers, which will lead to faster protein synthesis\n. Release of local growth hormones or achieving sufficient\nfatigue of muscle fibers. Stimulating muscle growth begins with the ability to “bend”\n a specific muscle while lifting a certain load. <\/p>\n\n

And why am I mentioning all this here? Let me quote one wise\nperson in the field of strength training, who said: “A muscle fiber that is addressed, but is\nnot sufficiently depleted, is not actually trained!”<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

A sentence that describes everything. If from time to time we get into a state\n where we think that we are not progressing, let’s think about why this is so. Whether\nthe impulses during exercise that we give to our body are sufficient. And if we were\nlooking for a way to move it all forward, let’s try to include isometric training in our\ntraining and we can be pleasantly surprised where it can\nmove us. <\/p>\n\n

There are really many benefits of isometric training. Whether it is\ngreater activation of muscle fibers, the rate of muscle\nfiber depletion, improvement of joint mobility and other stimulating effects, whether\nin terms of hormonal response, but also any motor patterns\nfrom everyday or sports life. In simple terms, we train the brain (nervous system) and muscles (muscular system) with\none impulse. A simple and concise\nlook at endurance training that is really worth trying. <\/p>\n\n

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“isometric deadlift” pattern<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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“isometric squat” pattern <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

The impulse of “overcoming” \u2013 against\nfixed immovable resistance \u2013 improving and influencing the concentric force.\n <\/p>\n\n

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Pattern “hanging on the hands”<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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“Push-up” pattern – maintaining the lower position”<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

The impulse to “hold”\n the load of one’s own weight or other external resistance \u2013 improving\nand influencing the eccentric force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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