tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post6970464788485082732..comments2023-10-16T04:07:42.040-07:00Comments on Applied Strength: Brett Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192435046685650988noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-64880811036338700962007-01-20T16:48:00.000-08:002007-01-20T16:48:00.000-08:00Geoff,
Yes - what I was saying was if you eliminat...Geoff,<br />Yes - what I was saying was if you eliminate the visual you are challenging the vestibular and proprioceptive (from being on one leg) - this is what you get when you are trying to post a blog while running around at work! So you challenge the vestibular by removing the visual.<br /><br />Randy - I agree balance is one of those complex "higher" functions that we can "train" by placing ourselves in certain situations but cannot "control".Brett Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192435046685650988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-80968611183373508742007-01-20T16:33:00.000-08:002007-01-20T16:33:00.000-08:00Did you ever notice (in most situations) you don't...Did you ever notice (in most situations) you don't really "notice" balance...it is when you are in "not balance" that you notice what's going on?. Like on a bike, once you "learn" to ride one, it isn't a conscious issue until you "lose" balance. Acquiring a new bike handling skill, for example learning to do a track stand, makes it clear (often painfully) that the harder you consciously try, the more difficult the task becomes...I've often wondered if balance in any activity is a process of elimination: the body runs through all the options, most of which are "not balance" before hitting on equilibrium. Balance seems to arise from chaos...we seem to be designed to balance automatically but only become conscious of the entropy. Perhaps balance is one of those processes we have no business trying to run consciously.<br />No, I'm not smoking anything.<br />RHRandy Hauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054371536437835929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-4388689011399199522007-01-20T12:34:00.000-08:002007-01-20T12:34:00.000-08:00Geoff,
Just had to go back and re-read it - by clo...Geoff,<br />Just had to go back and re-read it - by closing the eyes you eliminate visual feed back and have to hit the proprioceptive system even harder because you cannot correct by visual imput.<br />How is this an inner ear challenge?Brett Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192435046685650988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-84607644397376850322007-01-20T12:30:00.000-08:002007-01-20T12:30:00.000-08:00Yeah- that - Vestibular - I will go in and edit it...Yeah- that - Vestibular - I will go in and edit it.<br />ThanksBrett Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192435046685650988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-11694383229297774522007-01-20T11:56:00.000-08:002007-01-20T11:56:00.000-08:00"Standing on one foot eyes closed - visual and pro..."Standing on one foot eyes closed - visual and proprioceptive"<br /><br />Sorry bro'--I think you meant vestibular and proprioceptive...Knew what you meant though.<br /><br />Good posts.Geoff Neuperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429352189298183355noreply@blogger.com