Losing Control of Your Skeletal Muscles
There are three types of muscles in the human body: skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.
The defining characteristic of the skeletal muscles is that they are under voluntary control.
There are 650 skeletal muscles in the human body, and it is always ideal to have control over every single one of them.
Let’s do a simple experiment. Try to move your arm just by using your pectoralis major muscle. During the process, you’ll unavoidably start using your shoulder muscles and it is okay. Just make sure you are using your pectoralis major more than your shoulder muscles.
If you can’t, you better start working on your muscles because your pectoralis major is too weak right now.
Remember, it is always ideal to maintain control over every single one of 650 skeletal muscles.
Stiffer Joints
If you can readily do middle split, you probably won’t suffer musculoskeletal pain in your life.
Joint stiffness is one of the most common and powerful cause of musculoskeletal pain.
You don’t have to be able to do middle split right now. If you can’t do it, start with stretches and resistance exercises of moderate intensity. With regular training, you’ll reach your goal some day in the future.