system shock

[pavlenko]

Last night I was squatting heavy 325lbs(for me anyways) i was going for my max 1 rep and doing 3 reps with it. Making the long story short I did 5 sets heavy as hell for 3 reps each time almost passing out. Came home around 8, went to bed at 11 and couldnt fall sleep for such a long time!!! kept turning all night something just kept bothering me like my system was completely out of whack! Does this happen to you guys when squatting heavy? Any1 know why?

 

[bblazer]

Yea, that's fairy common.

Think of it this way. Your CNS is not much different than the electronics in something like your TV or computer. Now imagine a lightning strike at your home and you didn't have any surge protectors. As you can expect, everything gets fried. That's in essence what you did - you fried your internal electrical system.

Now to take that one step further, there are basically two schools of thought on this being good or bad for you. I happen to be in the camp that says that you need to fry your CNS on a semi-regular basis - maybe every other month or 10 weeks. I believe that it is that shock to the system that helps your CNS deal with the added loads you are putting on it. Sort of like scaring the shit out of the guy that is dating your daughter when he least expects it - it keeps him on his toes around you, and hopefully isn't so "touchy-feely" with your little girl.

Like the other day, I was asking the young lad that is sniffing around here what he thought would hurt worse, getting punched in the eye buy a guy "of equivalent size to me" or getting shot with a .44 magnum. But I digress....

The other side says that you don't need such dramatic one time shocks and that milder ones more frequently are better.

There are good arguments for both sides. I just know what works for me.

B-

 

[the_alcatraz]

Yea, that's fairy common.

Think of it this way. Your CNS is not much different than the electronics in something like your TV or computer. Now imagine a lightning strike at your home and you didn't have any surge protectors. As you can expect, everything gets fried. That's in essence what you did - you fried your internal electrical system.

Now to take that one step further, there are basically two schools of thought on this being good or bad for you. I happen to be in the camp that says that you need to fry your CNS on a semi-regular basis - maybe every other month or 10 weeks. I believe that it is that shock to the system that helps your CNS deal with the added loads you are putting on it. Sort of like scaring the shit out of the guy that is dating your daughter when he least expects it - it keeps him on his toes around you, and hopefully isn't so "touchy-feely" with your little girl.

Like the other day, I was asking the young lad that is sniffing around here what he thought would hurt worse, getting punched in the eye buy a guy "of equivalent size to me" or getting shot with a .44 magnum. But I digress....

The other side says that you don't need such dramatic one time shocks and that milder ones more frequently are better.

There are good arguments for both sides. I just know what works for me.

B-

Very good post.

I tend to fry the shit out of it every workout

 

[pavlenko]

yeah looks like im gonna be shocking it often runnin this test )