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158. Is it time to relax about gripping? With Adam McAtee and Raphael Bender
Episode 15816th July 2023 • Pilates Elephants • Raphael Bender
00:00:00 01:15:18

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What exactly is muscle gripping? Turns out it’s not an internally coherent concept. We make the case with logic and research that it’s time to let go of gripping and just relax.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

  • Find out about the Clinical Certification here
  • Connect with Adam McAtee on IG here
  • Follow Raph on IG here
  • Glutes fire last in the prone leg extension test here
  • Hamstring recruitment order varies between people in the same exercise here
  • Glute max activation increases with squat depth here
  • Quad activity is pretty flat up to 90% of max in a squat, whereas gluteus maximus activity increases with increasing load here
  • Physical therapists can’t visually detect a pelvic tilt of less than 34° here

Learn more here.

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