Mastering Overactive vs. Underactive Muscles || Pass Your NASM Exam 7th Edition

The NASM-CPT Textbook is over 1000 pages long and covers so many content areas that it can make your head spin. One concept that appears on the exam time and time again is understanding the difference between overactive and under active muscles.
In this video, Axiom Fitness Academy instructor Joe Drake explains a simple way to think about the difference between underactive muscles and overactive ones and what that means for movement. If you master this concept you'll not only pass the exam, but become a better trainer as well.
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[@POV18]

Overactive and underactive muscles were one of my areas of concern that i didn't understand. This helped me sooooo much. Thank you!!!!

[@Axiomfitnessacademy]

That's great!

[@redfitclub2396]

Great explanation,
However I think that dealing with overactive muscles involves SMR foam rolling, static stretching, and strengthening the opposing antagonist muscle to create what's called reciprocal inhibition... What do you think?

[@miastone2573]

I still didn't get it. What makes a muscle overactive and what makes a muscle underactive?

[@Axiomfitnessacademy]

It’s all neurological! It means there is potentially too much or too little signal being sent to those muscles. Jump into our Facebook if want to ask more questions and get them answered: facebook.com/groups/489975972278140/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF

[@janetthickanfit9994]

This was my question as well. How do you know the difference 🤔.

[@Barbellstudio]

Waiting for this topic.

[@Axiomfitnessacademy]

It's here!

[@BarticusAD]

Sooo good!

[@Axiomfitnessacademy]

Glad you liked it!