do your nerves grow when you gain muscle

[Lt dan]

title basically says it all. dont you grown nerves when your arms and legs get bigger?

 

[diablo]

Nerves are only pathways that link your brain and muscles. Your muscles have memory - but the only thing that your nerves are going to do will be to learn how to carry information more quickly. So when you're doing an exercise, your brain tells your muscles "You know what this is, now go do it!"

You don't actually grow more muscle cells in the first 6-8 weeks you're lifting...

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Do you mean veins...? I dunno but after I started lifting, lots of my veins starting showing like crazy. Right now, I can clearly see them on my arms. Its kinda weird but others say I look strong with them popping out. Whatcha guys think?

 

[Lt dan]

well actually i was asking if your nerves grew. ie when you get bigger wouldnt it make sense for you to gain more nerves. the reason i ask is supposedly you cant grow nerves but when you get bigger you can still feel everywhere on your body. so it would make sense if your nerves grew. another question. are the optic nerves peripheral nerves

 

[diablo]

The search function shouldn't be limited to just this site. Try using google every once in a while, guy.

"...the optic nerve is a part of the central nervous system (CNS) rather than a peripheral nerve..."

And no, you don't grow nerves. Read this, it contains some useful information...

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Resistance_training?OpenDocument