Natural health physician and Mercola.com founder, Dr. Joseph Mercola and Tony Swain of Power Plate North America, discuss Power Plate benefits and Acceleration Training
You may or may not remember the Space Race back in the 1960s…But, nearly thirty years later, we discovered that, in their pursuit to win, the Soviets experimented with techniques to help their Cosmonauts stay in space longer.
One of the problems back then with space travel was muscle atrophy – or severe muscle wasting – of astronauts' bodies. This, along with bone loss, typically occurred when astronauts spent extended time in zero-gravity space. In one aspect, the Soviets won. What they secretly discovered enabled their Cosmonauts to endure an average of 400 days in space at one time while U.S. astronauts lasted only 130 days.
The Soviets had discovered the secret of vibrational training – or the ability to make gravity work for them. The Soviet's secret spread quickly throughout Europe about how vibrational or Acceleration training could enhance muscle health. The technology underwent refinements and improvements, and was soon incorporated into overseas Olympic athlete training as well as with professional sports teams.
What this new vibrational training did was increase the force by increasing the acceleration or the force of gravity. A simple example of how you can benefit from increased G forces is by using a mini trampoline. A mini trampoline or rebounder subjects your body to gravitational pulls ranging from zero at the top of each bounce to 2 to 3 times the force of gravity at the bottom, depending on how high you jump. And, unlike jogging on hard surfaces which stresses your ankles and knees, rebounding helps protect against this stress.
- If you struggle with weights – as many people do – I'll bet that you're going to love what accelerated training can do.
- If you don't have the time it takes to get a decent, regular workout at your gym, you're also going to be pleased.
Accelerated training allows you to reap all the benefits of strength training with ease and in just a fraction of the time. Just like the cosmonauts.
How can it possibly do this?
With Acceleration training, your body's muscles contract between 25 and 50 times a second as you make gentle body movements. It's this constant muscle tensioning that increases muscle strength.
And it only takes three 15 minute sessions per week to get you started building lean muscle with accelerated training. That's only 45 minutes a week!
In Health,
Zeke Samples - IFA, - IDEA
Contributing author for www.FitAphrodite.com
surrealbody@gmail.com
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