EQUIVITA
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Contact/Location
    • Media
    • COVID Protocols
  • Services
    • Initial Fitness Review
    • Fitness
    • Group Classes
    • Massage Therapy
  • Virtual Studio
  • Partners
    • Equanimity
  • Blog

The SAID Principle

12/12/2014

1 Comment

 
In one of the last Fit U discussions we talked about how amazing the body is at adapting and how irritating it can be that it only will adapt specifically to that demand. This response of the body is called the SAID Principle (Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands). This feature of the body is one way that it adapts efficiently and why there is very little cross-over in adaptation. 

For instance, imagine that you decided to start a swimming program and over the period of a few months are able to increase the amount of time that you can swim until you are able to swim continuously for 30 minutes. At that point you feel that you are in such good shape that you want to add running to your program. Can you start your running program at the 30 minutes? Your cardiorespiratory system might be in shape to be able to sustain that new workload, but you would be working your body in a new way and your musculoskeletal system would not be adapted to the challenge. 

This is an extreme example, but the SAID principle applies even to more similar activities. In fact, as we age the body gets progressively better at narrowing its response of adaptation...even down to the muscle. If you are on a resistance training program to strengthen your biceps and are performing bicep curl exercises with dumbbells, your body will respond to that stimulus by making the muscles that are needed for the movement stronger. But if you only move the arm through part of its range of motion during the exercise, then the body will only get stronger through that range. Go all the way straight to all the way bent (keeping the elbow from coming forward) and the full muscle benefit can be realized. Stop before one of the two end points (or allow your body to find another way to make the exercise easier, like letting the elbow to come forward) and the benefit to the muscle will only be at the point in the range where the muscle was challenged. 

Your body is very good at finding ways to make work easier. It 'thinks' in terms of performing the action that is asked in the most efficient way. I know that this can be one of the most frustrating things about exercise. It doesn't seem fair that if you are spending the time and it feels like you are doing the work that you shouldn't get the most benefit. I agree whole-heartedly, but I also know that I have to work within the given parameters. Our bodies will find a way to perform the action in the easiest way and things like momentum, positional shifts and shortening the range of movement, all make the exercise easier and limit the benefit to be gained. Paying attention to what your body is doing can go a long way toward increasing the results you can gain. 

As always, let me know how I can help, 

Adam
1 Comment

    EQUIVITA

    This blog is written and updated by the staff that support EQUIVITA. Individual blog posts are the thoughts of the staff member that submitted the post.  The content of these posts often support the thoughts and ideas of our organization, but do not always(and we scarcely use definitives) reflect the same thoughts or ideas of the organization as a whole.

    Archives

    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    March 2019
    December 2018
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014

    Categories

    All
    1RM
    Abdominal Muscles
    ACSM
    Adam Grant
    Adam Milligan
    Adaptation
    Aerobic Exercise
    Ailments
    Alignment
    Allostasis
    Ankle Mobility
    Annie Dillard
    Anti-inflammatory
    Anxiety
    Arch Tightness
    Arthritis
    Ayurvedic
    Back Pain
    Back Spasm
    Barefoot Training
    Biomechanics
    Bloating
    Blood Sugar
    BMI
    Body Building
    Body Fat
    Body Scan
    Breath Awareness Video
    Calve Raises
    Carbohydrate Loading
    Cardio Exercise
    Carla Fox
    Charis Harris
    Clintonville Farmer's Market
    COVID 19
    Deep Core
    Deep Core Training
    Deep Front Line
    Depression
    Diaphragm
    Diaphragmatic Breathing
    Diaphragm Stretching
    Diet
    Diet Tracking
    Digestion Ease
    Disrupt Repetitive Force
    Dumbbell
    Exercise Recommendations
    Fascia
    Fatigue
    Fat Loss
    Feet
    Fitness
    Five Keys Fitness
    Flexibility
    Flexible Feet
    Flourishing
    Foam Rolling
    Focus
    Food Supply Chain
    Foor Exercises
    Foot Drills
    Fredrick Kaufman American Stomach
    Goal Planning
    Goal Setting
    Gut Garden
    Gut Microbiome
    Habitual Posture
    Health
    Hip Stabilization
    Homeostasis
    Human Spirit
    Hunger Awarness
    Hypertrophy
    Image
    Inner Core Training
    Intense Exercise And Nutritional Needs
    Interval Training
    Intrinsic Foot Muscles
    IRest Practice
    Katherine Baxter
    Kettlebell
    Killer Immune Cells
    Knee Pain
    Languishing
    Laughing
    Lean Mass
    Maria Popova
    Massage
    Metabolism
    Micronutrients
    Mitochondria
    Mood
    Motivation
    Multiplaner Movement
    Muscle Recovery
    Muscle Spasm
    Natural Killer Immune Cells
    Neti Pot Use Care
    Neurohormones
    Nutrition
    Ny Times
    Osteoarthritis
    Over Training
    Pain
    Parasympathetic Nervous System
    Pelvic Floor
    Pinched Nerve
    Plantar
    Post Exercise Replentishing
    Postural Alignment
    Program Repetition
    Protein
    Relaxation
    Reset
    Resistance Bands
    Rest
    Running
    Running Gate
    SAID Principle
    Satiety
    Seasonal Eating
    Short Food Supply Chain
    Short Foot Exercises
    Sinus Massage
    Sleep
    Sleep Training
    Stabilizer Muscles
    Stationary Machine Use
    Strength Training Plan
    Stress
    Supply Chain Food Managment
    Synovial Joint
    Tami Wise
    Throw Out Back
    Toe Exercises
    Treadmill Traning
    Treadmill Walking
    Trigger Point
    Vagel Reset
    Vagus Nerve
    Visualization
    Weight Training
    Well Being

    RSS Feed

15o8 Hess St.,
​Columbus, OH 43212
​614.298.8781
Copyright ­© 2022 Body By Me.
​All Rights Reserved.


Sign In/Register


EQUIVITA is proud to serve our community for over 20 years.

Picture