Strengthening Magic

Strengthening Magic (強度の変更 Kyōdo no Henkō) is one of the more commonly practiced magics to those who are just starting off as mages. As the name suggests, it gives mages the ability to exceed the human body limitations set on muscle activation; essentially giving them superhuman speed and strength.
==Overview==
Humans have a high ratio of nerves to muscles cells, giving them very fine control over muscle cell recruitment, but the brain actually limits this action in order to conserve energy. That is why when the brain is overrun by stimuli, such as in the flight-or-fight response, humans are capable of firing off a great deal of these nerves to activate a greater number of muscles fibers and perform "superhuman feats". On average, humans are only able to activate 65% of their muscle cells, where as weightlifters with extreme focus can reach up to 80% recruitment, giving them far greater output than the untrained human. But with the help of synthetic impulses created by Ki, a mage is able to overcome the brains conservatory nature and activate 100% of their muscles cells to perform feats up to 5 times greater than a trained athlete. 
Using Ki as sort of a "signal booster" to their muscles allows for localized contractions, or for a whole body experience. This requires a high level of understanding of the human body and how it's muscles are at work during certain exercises, so that a mage will be able to activate specific muscle groups during combat to save Ki for the likes of spells and other magical functions. 
==Limitations==
The human body does have it's limits, ones that even magic cannot overcome. Within the muscles groups there is an organ is know as the golgi tendon. When your muscle contract the golgi tendon is pulled and sends negative feedback to the brain to reduce the power of your muscle, which otherwise, could tear the tendons that connect the muscle to the skeletal system when your muscle is at its maximum strength. In order to use this magic without pain, mages must use their Ki as both a protective coating against their muscles being torn, as well as an inhibitor on the golgi tendons to prevent large waves of pain whenever all muscles are used. This inhibition can lead to torn tendons, muscles, and even skeletal damage if a mage is not carefully regulating their Ki to provide a cushion for impact as well as a support structure for their muscles cells.
==Trivia==
*This is a different take on the typical "super strength" power, but given very human limitation.
*I believe all mages will have a certain degree of Strengthening Magic at their disposal through the use of Ki manipulation, but explicit practitioners of this magic will have a strength that is at minimum 1.5 times greater than that of a normal mage.
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