tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post8569188457754870929..comments2023-10-17T08:19:17.319-07:00Comments on Conditioning Research: Heat grows muscles!?Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223657383325055342noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-33041909329607613992010-09-02T05:06:06.534-07:002010-09-02T05:06:06.534-07:00MAS
South Africa, Australia and new Zealand are so...MAS<br />South Africa, Australia and new Zealand are some not so cold countries who had decent strongman competitors. Denmark and Germany and The Netherlands are not that cold either! Think that climate is of lesser importance when it comes to strongman success. Access to AAS is of much more importance!<br />AndreasAndreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00673384417527537648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-81908901354355328822010-08-30T17:33:52.923-07:002010-08-30T17:33:52.923-07:00Why are all the World's Strongest Men competit...Why are all the World's Strongest Men competitors from Nordic (cold) areas and none are from near the equator?MASnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-59911195754443417192010-08-30T09:20:16.506-07:002010-08-30T09:20:16.506-07:00I know the growth hormone response to exercise isn...I know the growth hormone response to exercise isn't the cause of growth of the muscles themselves. Growth hormone isn't really the cause of muscular hypertrophy rather regenerative effects in most other tissues. (Although the study you seem to mention in question I have looked at the full text, and I am not too convincecd based on that study alone).<br /><br />It seems pretty clear why limb cooling would destroy exercise response though -- significant decreased blood flow. Our tissues aren't as adaptive to cooling as they are to heating though so that may be a reason.<br /><br />Very interesting that heating would have such a large effect though.Steven Lowhttp://eatmoveimprove.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-71302079647581423532010-08-30T03:36:49.182-07:002010-08-30T03:36:49.182-07:00The growth hormone responds to exercise isn't ...The growth hormone responds to exercise isn't the cause of growth. I have seen a published study examine the effect of post training limb cooling. This annihilated the normal training responds completely. One could speculate that the heat increase seen with intense exercise is a part of the growth signal.<br />AndreasAndreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00673384417527537648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-60581585103794736502010-08-29T22:47:09.078-07:002010-08-29T22:47:09.078-07:00Doesn't really surprise me.
One of the big fa...Doesn't really surprise me.<br /><br />One of the big factors for release of growth hormone from the pituitary (IIRC) is heat from exercise. The more intense the exercise, the higher the body's internal temperature and the more GH released.<br /><br />While that doesn't specifically deal with muscles in this case, a lot of the same processes which are stimulated for release of heat shock proteins are released much in the same manner as exercise does it (to a certain extent). The body is perceiving a threat/damage to the muscles; it compensates with higher amounts of internal anabolic processes.<br /><br />The fact however that there is both a significant increase of hypertrophy and strength is pretty interesting though.Steven Lowhttp://eatmoveimprove.comnoreply@blogger.com