Finding an appropriate rep/set quantity is often difficult in issues where there is severe muscular impairment, and especially with serious polyneuropathies such as thoracic outlet syndrome or lumbosacral plexus entrapment syndrome.
The reason for this, is that for something like this to develop, the impairment of the muscle is so severe that its work capacity is close to zero. Excess stimulus will result in overloading and inhibited progress, demotivation and inevitable failure.
The more generalized a strengthening protocol is, the more a muscle can handle. This, because the "isolation" is very poor, and compensation great. WIth properly executed, specialized exercises (as in my channel), however, the impaired muscle will be stimulated very directly. This is necessary, but also comes with pitfalls, especially with regards to the great likelihood of overburdening. For serious muscle impairments, anything between 1-15 reps, one set, twice per week is usually adequate. Generally, for TOS or LPES, around 5 reps will be adequate, although it may sound absurd at first. If this isn't heavy or cause any pain the day after, you are likely not getting it right, or the diagnosis is wrong. Usually the first-mentioned.
By properly regulating the work intensity, a great and linear progression may be achieved.
11 фев 2019
