Factors Affecting Strength

Reaction: I think this article is pretty decent. I would also say that it brings up good points that aren’t commonly known. Some of the things they listed were kind of useless though because it would be impossible to improve them. It reminds you that the biggest muscles don’t necessarily lift the most. He also says that while there are many things that affect strength one must take into account that certain exercises counter act each other. For example, many lifters do not eat the right foods. Some issues that affect strength are: Muscle fiber arrangement, musculoskeletal leverage, ratio of muscle types, freedom from injury, strength reflex, your brains feedback loop, heart rate, arousal level, freedom from disease, coordination, the placebo effect, the effect of gravity, and your environment. For example, if you run long distance run, your expressiveness in the short run would decrease.