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Just Imagining a Workout Can Make You Stronger
Original: Just imagining a workout can make you stronger (2016)
A Nautilus article from 2016 resurfaced on Hacker News, arguing that mental practice alone can increase muscle strength. It cites research showing that people who only imagined exercising specific muscles gained measurable strength compared to those who did nothing, because mental rehearsal trains neural pathways that drive muscle output. Readers are discussing the mechanisms behind mental practice and its possible uses in fitness, rehabilitation and sports training.
Why now: The counterintuitive claim that thinking about exercise builds real strength is sparking debate about the mind-muscle connection
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