The book says that one of the benefits of training is connective tissue improvements.That being said how can we specifically improve our connective tissue through exercise?
Georgia, good evening I hope you are well and having a great night. With regard to your question, consider the following. Tendons and ligaments, unlike muscles, have very little blood circulation and are tougher and less flexible. Tendons and ligaments heal slower than muscles. Consider the following approach to develop strength in the tendons and ligaments. Strengthening the tendons and ligaments should lead to increased strength in subsequent work-outs and ultimately greater muscle gains. The idea is to execute movements over a shorter range of motion. The short range movements will allow more weight to be lifted and a greater emphasis will be placed on tendons and ligaments rather than the muscle bellies. The idea with short range movements is to progressively increase the distance the weight has to travel over time. An example of a short range bench press will illustrate this point. The use of a power rack, where the weight can be rested on a cross bar, is ideal.
