Continued from Part I

As we saw in part one of this series, once athletes get to a certain level in their training, the strength of their bio-electrical current is what makes the difference for explosive strength and power. But how does this current, created through electron transfer and donation, travel through the body? One of the key answers is through the nervous system: using a form of electrical current (called action potential) the brain communicates via the spinal cord to the muscles, and vice versa. This provides the second key to building maximum strength and power for athletes: a strong, healthy central and autonomic nervous system is vital for optimal athletic performance. Why? There are two main reasons.

First, virtually all physical exercise relies on a stabilization of the spinal cord area (the spinal cord, along with the brain, makes up the Central Nervous System). If your spine is sublexated or compressed, you’re going to have a weakness or an imbalance in the physical structure, which will then deplete and interfere with your expression of strength and explosive capacity. Chiropractors have long known that misaligned spines lead to poor conduction of current flow to the rest of the body. The nodes on the spinal cord (the nodes of Ranvier) function like local electrical substations, and need to be unimpeded to distribute current properly. The stronger the spinal area, the more current can move through the body, resulting in more strength and explosive power.

The second reason has to do with the mental aspect of sports. The brain is what directs the body, and in order to achieve quicker reaction times, the brain has to be able move information faster through spine and the autonomous nervous system to reach the muscles. When an athlete’s brain is inundated by electrical depletions, it becomes distracted by these imbalances as it attempts to bring itself back towards homeostasis, or a balanced state. Athletes have to be extremely focused on their sport, and mental imbalances can interfere with performance. Greater electrical power and explosiveness depend on a strong brain with an open flow through the spinal cord.

So how can we cultivate a strong brain, spinal cord and autonomous nervous system?

As we’ve seen, the brain, spinal cord, and the entire nervous system work and communicate through current. To strengthen these areas, we need to increase and balance the current flow. Life Health Secrets has developed Maxodin specifically to balance the autonomous and central nervous system. Maxodin strengthens spinal current, thus enhancing current throughout the entire nervous system and allowing for neurological energy to freely cycle back and forth between the brain and muscles, increasing reaction speed. Current also allows for circulation, which in turn enables the brain to metabolize and absorb its functional nutrients properly, leading to increased brain power – enhanced focus, concentration, and attention. For the dedicated athlete, the overall effect is a noticeable enhancement in explosive power and strength, especially when combined with the respiration enhancing GSH-Ignite.

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I train hard, and the LifeHealthSecrets supplements have helped a lot. They keep me relaxed, in the zone and sharp. I get a better rest at night, and I’m a lot stronger than before. I felt stronger after only the 3rd day on the supplements. My stamina has increased. Before taking the products, I was managing only 10 reps per set, with a total of 80 push-ups. Now I’m averaging 20 to 25 reps of front pull-ups per set, with a total count of 300. Now I can also do more one-armed pushups, averaging 10 one-arm pushups in a set, for a total of 70. Prior, it was 7 per set, with a total of 49. I’ve also gone from doing 2,015 pushups in an hour to 2,080, and this is increasing all the time, getting closer to the 3,800 I need to beat the world record.

I’m diagnosed as an insomniac and I find it hard to sleep without taking something. The doctors told me it’s stress. I live a stressful life, I worry about a lot of things. It’s just me and my mom, and I help my mother pay the bills, so I’m always worried about that. I live in a bad neighborhood, so I’m always worried about getting attacked or something crazy happening to me. Since I’ve been on this plan, taking Maxodin, Adrenal Re-Boot, the Protein Extreme Energy and GSH Ignite, I’m sleeping a lot better and feel much more awake when I’m awake, not groggy at all, which I used to feel a lot. I’ve also noticed that since I’ve been on these products, I’m not as angry as I usually am. I’ve very hot blooded, I have a bad temper, and I’ve noticed that things don’t bother me as much as they used to, I’m not stressing over things. I’m more focused on the things I need to be focused on. Now I feel more mentally alert, focused, and with a sense of calmness that I didn’t have before.

Shaun McDaniel

Age 24

Queens, New York

Lots of anticipation followed me to Week 1 of the Colgate Women’s Indoor Games.   I have had this recurring nightmare for years that I either forget my sprint spikes, or that I am late for my race.  Well, this week, the meet was running ahead of schedule, so when I arrived, my heart jumped as I saw the hurdles set up and ready to go.  I had to do an abbreviated warm-up, while quickly saying hello to long-time friends and fellow-competitors, who come together only at this time of year, every year, for the Colgate Women’s Games.  Keep in mind, that each week athletes advance to the next week based on their performance, in hopes of qualifying for the finals at Madison Square Garden.  This is a six week track series.  There were a lot of women competing in the open 55 meter hurdles, and I placed second in my heat in the trials and second overall in the finals.  My time was faster in the trials, and I felt a little strain in my right lead leg hip flexor, that has been plaguing me on and off for a few weeks now.  My left hamstring was also a little sore.  As far as training, we added plyometrics and power exercises to my training this week.  Coach Johnson incorporated box jumps and cleans after my hurdle workout, which will help me with my starts and exploding out of the blocks.  Keep in mind that the open athlete has a different training schedule than a collegiate athlete.  A collegiate athlete trains with the expectation of running their peak times in late January and February at championship meets.  As an open athlete, my major competitions are in February and March.  Therefore, I started speed and hurdle training a little later this indoor season, so I did not feel as sharp and quick over the hurdles as I would have liked, but my training is devised so that each week I run a little faster….so stay tuned!