The Lionsden

 

The principle of muscle testing is simple.  A strong muscle response to a yes/no question indicates a 'yes' answer.  A weak muscle response indicates a 'no' answer.  There are two different methods I use to muscle test.  One uses the whole body, the other uses the hands.

WHOLE BODY METHOD

I call this method the 'swing' method.  To do it, you stand with your feet a few inches apart.  Avoid standing near a microwave, a refrigerator or a cell phone.  Make sue you do not have a hat or cap on your head.  All of those things can interfere with a correct reading.

• The first thing you do is to determine if your body is synchronized (in sync).  To do that you say, "My name is [speak your name]."  Your body will give you a yes answer if you are 'in sync'.  If it gives you a no answer then you are not in sync.  So you are asking, "How does it give me the answer?"  The body will indicate a 'yes' answer by swaying forward and will indicate a 'no' answer by swaying backward.  (The swaying forward always indicates muscle strength and the swaying backward indicates muscle weakness.)
• So if your body swings forward, you have received a correct answer from your body and you know your body is 'in sync'.  Therefore, you can continue with other questions.  If you do not get a correct answer when you say, "My name is [your name]." then you will need to wait a bit and try it again later.  In other words it swayed backwards telling you your name is not [whatever your name is].  That tells you, you are not 'in sync' and you will not get any correct answers if you continue.

THE HAND METHOD

There are various ways you can use your fingers to muscle test.  All I give you here is the one I use.  Some people have learned how to use their toes to muscle test as well.

• Make an 'O' out of your forefinger and your thumb (like you are giving the OK signal to someone). Then do the same with the other hand.
• Place one of the 'O's' inside the other 'O'.  The fingers that you slide into the other fingers will have to collapse and become more like a 'hairpin' rather than an 'O'.
• To test for muscle strength, you will open the 'hairpin' to put pressure on the fingers that are still in the form of an 'O'.  Remember, a strong respone is a 'yes' answer and a weak response is a 'no' answer.  If the 'O' remains an 'O' and the fingers do not come apart, then you have a strong response - a yes answer.  If the 'O' comes apart (the fingers forming the 'O' comes apart) then it is a weak response and you have a 'no' answer.
• So if you get a correct answer to your test question (see above), then you are 'in sync' and you can continue.

If your fingers get tired, then you can switch to other fingers to make your 'Os', i.e. the middle finger and the thumb.