Let’s explore the different levels of the Muscle Tension Hierarchy

The third variable is the amount of time your muscles are holding the tension

I’ve already written about this at length, so I won’t go over everything again.

It’s just worth re-mentioning that all progress is built upon your skillful

proficiency to produce and control the muscle tension throughout your body

at will.

The next level is to use your tension control to create stability throughout

your body. GSC uses basic calisthenics exercises that require full body

control at all times. There are no benches, pads, and some exercises don't

even use the floor. The lack of support means you'll need to create a safe and

stable environment through the tension in your muscles.

The second to last level is strength, which concerns how much tension you

can place in your muscle. Keep in mind that this is not as simple as just how

much weight you can lift. Several factors, including technique and

environment, also influence the amount of tension in your muscles.

At the very top of the hierarchy, you have the final layer of building muscle

or hypertrophy. This is largely due to the total work capacity of the muscle,

or its ability to hold a certain amount of tension for a period of time. Keep in

mind that muscles can increase in size, but that's about all. They cannot

change their shape, length, or any other terms used to describe an aesthetic

change. They get bigger or smaller, and that's it.

Now that you've reached the top of the Muscle Tension Hierarchy, you can

walk back down and see how each layer builds upon the foundation of the

one below it. The size and work capacity of your muscles is built on your

foundation of strength. Your foundation of strength is built upon your

stability and your stability is built upon your foundation of tension control.

This explanation is the basic understanding of the muscle tension hierarchy

and the foundation behind the GSC method. Everything you'll be learning

from here on out is to help you build up each of the foundational layers in

this hierarchy to make it easier for you to build muscle and strength.

Moreover, to further understand how to do that, let's take a look at some of

the biggest obstacles standing in your way of accomplishing those goals.

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