| You might not recognize the name, but you may | | | | You already know that the central nervous |
| be familiar with the effects of Central Nervous | | | | system is what controls our body's functions, |
| System (CNS) Fatigue. The symptoms of CNS | | | | which includes muscle contractions. The theory |
| Fatigue can include lack of motivation, poor mood, | | | | behind CNS Fatigue is that there are not one, but |
| impaired cognitive ability and abnormally high | | | | two points from which our muscles can become |
| perceptions in regards to the force of | | | | fatigued: 1) in the muscle itself; and 2) at the point |
| exertion-that is, we think we're working out a lot | | | | of origin of the muscular contraction (the central |
| harder than we actually are. These are the most | | | | nervous system). Fatigue in the muscle itself is |
| obvious symptoms, but there are other less | | | | referred to as peripheral fatigue while fatigue at |
| evident ones too. | | | | the point of origin is known as central fatigue. |