Neurology of Unilateral Vs Bilateral Training
A few essential ideas to take home are the following:
Two things your brain needs to stay alive:
- Fuel (glucose, oxygen);
- Activation;
What exercise actually does to the human body? Let’s have a look at the ramification of exercise choice.
Bad fuelling means bad brain – bad brain can lead to bad movement & bad movement means poor results from exercise.
Important: breathing, food, activation (use it or lose it principle)!
Movement Neuroanatomy:
- Cerebellum – a driver of movement control (coordination);
- Frontal lobe – executive decision making & voluntary movement is also initiated in the frontal lobe (when we decide to do a bench press, the command begins in the frontal lobe);
- Ponto medullary reticular formation (PMRF) – web-like area in the brain stem responsible for posture, blood flow (blood pressure), global muscle tone, and autonomic control;
How does it all work and how it influences your physical activity, how to test it & how to improve movement patterns coming up soon. Stay tuned!
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5R5Qk76o_c&feature=youtu.be
*Exercise Physiology – Understanding the Athlete Within – The University of Melbourne
*Synapses, Neurons and Brains – Hebrew University of Jerusalem
*Photo – Applied Movement Neurology