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Empty milk jugs and motor unit recruitment

The Chris and Paul Show

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Optimizing Motor Unit Recruitment in Exercise

The chapter explores how muscle mass, exercise complexity, coordination, and stability influence motor unit recruitment during exercise. It emphasizes the balance between effort and coordination for maximizing recruitment levels. The role of motivation in enhancing performance and expanding the 'milk jug' of effort tolerance is also discussed.

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