Do neurological strength changes require protein in the same way muscle tissue growth requires it or are the strength gains from it(within reason) unrelated to diet?
Am I right in hypotheticaly thinking if you had a diet that allowed for no muscle growth (say 50g protein and a 500 calorie deficit a day) you could still achieve neurological strength gains?
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06-20-2012, 09:18 AM #1
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Do neurological strength changes require protein
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I think you are talking about % of muscle that can be activated and used as strength due to neurological stimulation. Like the small powerlifters who are insanely strong. From the things I've read it is a lot genetic and trained. So not really, but losing overall muscle mass will still drop your strength because it is a % of muscle used.
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06-20-2012, 11:52 AM #9
Lots of people do this. The best examples are powerlifters. Check out the usa powerlifting site. There are guys 123 pounds bench pressing almost 300 pounds and deadlifting over 400 and 500 pounds. MUCH of this is neural adaptations through practice and working on the explosive part of the sport.
To your question you cannot train hard without adequate enough nutrition. You can eat in a way to not gain weight/muscle and still make strength gains however there is point where if you do not take in enough food you will not be able to train to the best of your ability and you will not get stronger.
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