What if, without knowing it, we were all limited by ‘’blockages’’ in our nervous system and our brain?
What if, in the meantime, there was some techniques to get rid of those ‘’blockages’’ quickly and easily?
We could, for instance, gain a lot of force, which we could observer with manual strength tests…
To give a little bit of context on the video just below, each test is performed while asking the ‘’client’’ to resist as much as he can. I know you may have doubts and get skeptical about the results that the video shows, but I can assure you that they are very real (you can see institutions like Reflexive Performance Reset, Kinesiology Institute, Square 1 System and NeuEra – just to name a few – get similar results with their work).
Would such strength gains be as obvious in more general efforts, such as a loaded squats or a jump? Not necessarily…
For the simple reason that the brain is very good at compensating, by organizing itself to find strength wherever it can, in order to best perform the task it’s being asked to carry out.
But if we can make each muscle individually « stronger », then we get a greater overall strength capacity, a better economy of effort and a lower risk of injury.
Along with an impression of fluidity & lightness, promoting greater freedom of movement – and therefore more opportunities for action.
But there’s more….
Like mobility and pain, strength is only a ‘’byproduct » of the nervous system.
So, if it’s possible to change strength significantly in just an instant, could certain techniques also have similar effects on pain?
To answer from experience: yes. For example, I’ve seen symptoms of patellar tendinopathy, periostitis and ankle pain get much more better in the blink of an eye.
Sometimes, « activating » muscles or « resetting » joint actions is enough to eliminate the « threat » that the brain perceives; it then has no reason to receive pain signals anymore.
There are even ways to get rid of the neurological memory of an injury (with differences observable to the naked eye) – thus limiting the risk of relapse.
All this to say that, in my opinion, kinesiology & neurology have a lot to offer…
Also: wearing jewelry or earphones can reduce your performance and increase your risk of injury!
Why is that? It’s hard to say exactly (I don’t really have the answer… yet)
The fact is, when you wear an earring (on the lobe), necklace, rings or headphones, the brain perceives a « threat ».
In response, it limits the strength – as you can see in the video – but also the speed and the mobility of the whole body.
I invite you to try for yourself, by using a simple mobility test like a toe touch test as reference (or to perform a few workouts without anything if you’re used to wearing jewelry and/or earphones).