Various studies have been done on the VRT technique by Russian exercise physiologists in the mid-nineteen eighties. They dubbed this ancient system of exercise "pumping imaginary iron", or more specifically, "mock weightlifting."
A variety of tests were done on factors done on conduction velocity, and their summation was that this system of exercise "increases neuromuscular coordination and speed of movement" as evidenced by an increase of contractions in the sarcomere (muscle cells). Evidently the myoneural junction (junction between nerve and muscle) has a tendency to secrete the neurotransmitter acetylcholine across the synaptic gap at a much greater velocity. Coordination would be directly related to faster movement of the muscles.
Students of the VRT System can find themselves at an advantage in athletic situations regarding speed and coordination; everything from tennis, badminton, track and basketball to running and wrestling.
Greg Mangan
"VRT Man"
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