Framework for Ultramarathon Performance with Guillaume Millet PhD | Koopcast Episode 79
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The Neuromuscular Fatigue of Nervous Property in Ultra Runners
After a neutral and special neutral running, the central nervous system really suffers. The brain is not able to free drive the muscle anymore because we are so fatigued that it's like "I don't want to push more than this" So how can we determine that simply by using electricity? We ask the subject to do to contract their muscle maximally. When they reach their maximal force, we superimpose an electrical shock. And we examine the response, the false response. If you're able to increase the force a lot, it means that the subject was not able to fully drive his muscle or her muscle. Usually before the race, there is no increase. But after the race,
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