Originally Posted by
Royal Dragon
I think the difference is the old timers had alot more tendon/stabilizer strength and this is the difference Royal Dragon perceives.
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What the heck is "Tendon" strength? A Tendon does not make useable strength. It is like a piece of steel rope, it cannot contract, and thearfore it's not capeable of producing strength. All it does is connect the MUSCLE to the bone. The muscle makes all the strength.
I think that a "steel rope" or chain is a very good description. As you pointed out, it can't produce strength on it's own. But, if we go back to the chain/rope analogy it explains what people are trying to get across.
Your muscles are strong enough that if fully flexed they could rip themselves off of the bone. To prevent this your body has "fuses" so to speak that inhibit maximum contractions. The stronger that your tendons are, the stronger the muscle is allowed to contract without the tripping the body's safety mechanism. Just like the stronger the cable or chain, the more load/weight I can pull or support with the mover of the weight and the weight itself. It doesn't matter how powerful the engine is if the connecting chain/rope isn't strong enough to support the weight being pulled.
So, when people talk about "tendon strength" I always took it to mean how strong the tendon was itself in helping secure the muscles. If I have a stronger connecting tissue, the muscles themselves can work more to their full potentional.
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