• IT'S COMMON knowledge that a light jog on the treadmill and a dynamic warmup are must-dos before any training session. But a lesser-known piece to the pretraining puzzle that you're probably missing is CNS priming.
Short for “central nervous system,” your CNS is your body's control centre. It acts as the middleman between your brain and your muscles. For example: Let's say you're about to do a back squat—your feet are in place, your hands are gripping the bar, and you're ready to drop down. To initiate any of these actions, your brain shoots off a signal to your CNS, which orders your muscles and joints to react accordingly.
Like your muscles—which can underperform if they're not well rested or you didn't warm up properly—your CNS), a fitness community that offers nutrition and performance coaching.
