https://blog.dyyln.dev/books/physiology/systems/ Recent content in The Systems on dyyln.dev Hugo en-us https://blog.dyyln.dev/books/physiology/systems/neural/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.dyyln.dev/books/physiology/systems/neural/ <h1 id="the-neural-system">The Neural System<a class="anchor" href="#the-neural-system">#</a></h1> <p><strong>[DRAFT OUTLINE — Claude]</strong></p> <p><em>Planned coverage:</em></p> <ul> <li><em>Motor units - what they are, and the size principle that orders recruitment</em></li> <li><em>Rate coding - firing frequency as the second lever after recruitment</em></li> <li><em>Intermuscular coordination and antagonist co-contraction</em></li> <li><em>Myelination and why practice makes movement automatic</em></li> <li><em>Neural drive vs muscle size - why early strength gains are not growth</em></li> <li><em>The stretch reflex, Golgi tendon organs, and autogenic inhibition</em></li> <li><em>Fatigue that is central rather than peripheral</em></li> </ul> <p><em>Feeds: <a href="https://blog.dyyln.dev/books/physiology/">Skill</a>, Speed, Power, Strength, Mobility.</em></p> https://blog.dyyln.dev/books/physiology/systems/muscular/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.dyyln.dev/books/physiology/systems/muscular/ <h1 id="the-muscular-system">The Muscular System<a class="anchor" href="#the-muscular-system">#</a></h1> <p><strong>[DRAFT OUTLINE — Claude]</strong></p> <p><em>Planned coverage:</em></p> <ul> <li><em>Muscle structure - fibre, myofibril, sarcomere</em></li> <li><em>The sliding filament mechanism</em></li> <li><em>Fibre types I, IIa, IIx - and why &ldquo;conversion&rdquo; is mostly a myth</em></li> <li><em>The three energy systems, and why they all run at once</em></li> <li><em>Mechanical tension as the primary hypertrophy signal</em></li> <li><em>Sarcomeres in series vs in parallel - length vs girth</em></li> <li><em>Metabolic byproducts, buffering, and local fatigue</em></li> </ul> <p><em>Feeds: Power, Strength, Hypertrophy, Muscular Endurance, Anaerobic Capacity.</em></p> https://blog.dyyln.dev/books/physiology/systems/connective/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.dyyln.dev/books/physiology/systems/connective/ <h1 id="the-connective-system">The Connective System<a class="anchor" href="#the-connective-system">#</a></h1> <p><strong>[DRAFT OUTLINE — Claude]</strong></p> <p><em>Planned coverage:</em></p> <ul> <li><em>Collagen - structure, turnover rate, and why blood supply limits adaptation</em></li> <li><em>Tendon stiffness and elastic energy return</em></li> <li><em>The adaptation lag - muscle in weeks, tendon in months</em></li> <li><em>Bone remodelling and the need for strain rate, not just load</em></li> <li><em>Fascia - force transmission and proprioception, and where the evidence thins</em></li> <li><em>Tendinopathy - what it is, and why rest alone rarely fixes it</em></li> <li><em>Viscoelasticity and its role in range of motion</em></li> </ul> <p><em>Feeds: Tissue Resilience, Mobility and Flexibility, Power.</em></p> https://blog.dyyln.dev/books/physiology/systems/cardiovascular/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.dyyln.dev/books/physiology/systems/cardiovascular/ <h1 id="the-cardiovascular-system">The Cardiovascular System<a class="anchor" href="#the-cardiovascular-system">#</a></h1> <p><strong>[DRAFT OUTLINE — Claude]</strong></p> <p><em>Planned coverage:</em></p> <ul> <li><em>The oxygen cascade - lungs, heart, blood, capillaries, mitochondria</em></li> <li><em>Stroke volume and cardiac output as the central limiter</em></li> <li><em>Eccentric vs concentric cardiac hypertrophy</em></li> <li><em>Capillary density and the arteriovenous oxygen difference</em></li> <li><em>Mitochondrial density and biogenesis</em></li> <li><em>Lactate as fuel rather than waste, and the shuttle that moves it</em></li> <li><em>Central vs peripheral limiters - which one is yours</em></li> </ul> <p><em>Feeds: Aerobic Capacity, Long Duration Endurance, Muscular Endurance.</em></p>