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Dicko · 10-19-2007, 05:40 AM

Seems like Wadzilla over at TP believes in SM + elasticity,

"I believe that the tunica can be coaxed to grow by the gradually increasing low-level pressure against it as the CC/CS is growing. Notice how a small weight in the center of a wooden shelf can, over time, drastically warp the board. But you cannot "instantly" bend that board; it would only break.

In other words, I don't believe that we can directly enlarge the tunica. But we can directly enlarge the CC/CS, which then indirectly stretches the tunica - very slowly - as the inner tissues grow." (Link)

There's some other interesting PE phenomenons that I wonder if SM theory can explain.

Becoming turtled (flaccid shrinks a bit and becomes hard) after an intense session. I think you know what I'm talking about here. Many people have experienced this including me (when I was a newbie).

What I call "break gains". You train for a month or so, measure. Nothing. Then you take a break for some weeks. You measure when the break is done and you measure bigger. Again, many experience this as well, including me.

Perhaps this delay is because it takes some time for the smooth muscle to grow and then it might take some more time for it to stretch out the tunica and this might happen during the break. How long does it take for the SM to enlarge after it has been effectively exercised? And I've read hyperplasia can happen in the SM, do you think it's that or hypertrophy that causing it to grow?

10-19-2007, 05:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
Dicko Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: EU Posts: 81 Rep Power: 6	Seems like Wadzilla over at TP believes in SM + elasticity, "I believe that the tunica can be coaxed to grow by the gradually increasing low-level pressure against it as the CC/CS is growing. Notice how a small weight in the center of a wooden shelf can, over time, drastically warp the board. But you cannot "instantly" bend that board; it would only break. In other words, I don't believe that we can directly enlarge the tunica. But we can directly enlarge the CC/CS, which then indirectly stretches the tunica - very slowly - as the inner tissues grow." (Link) There's some other interesting PE phenomenons that I wonder if SM theory can explain. Becoming turtled (flaccid shrinks a bit and becomes hard) after an intense session. I think you know what I'm talking about here. Many people have experienced this including me (when I was a newbie). What I call "break gains". You train for a month or so, measure. Nothing. Then you take a break for some weeks. You measure when the break is done and you measure bigger. Again, many experience this as well, including me. Perhaps this delay is because it takes some time for the smooth muscle to grow and then it might take some more time for it to stretch out the tunica and this might happen during the break. How long does it take for the SM to enlarge after it has been effectively exercised? And I've read hyperplasia can happen in the SM, do you think it's that or hypertrophy that causing it to grow? Last edited by Dicko : 10-19-2007 at 05:44 AM.