When lifting weights is it better to:
On the contraction lift the weight quickly with a burst of energy keeping good technique and then on the negative realeasing slowly
or
A steady smooth motion on the contraction and negative.
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When lifting weights is it better to:
On the contraction lift the weight quickly with a burst of energy keeping good technique and then on the negative realeasing slowly
or
A steady smooth motion on the contraction and negative.
no one knows?
i think both are good to do. a key to continuos improvement is variety. it really depends on the movement as to the technique i use, sometimes strict form and slow or sometimes loose form and short bursts using heavy weights. change is key.
agreed...Quote:
Originally Posted by JAYROD
I do the former myself. And thanks for stealing the nick :lol: .Quote:
Originally Posted by slick1921
hey i didnt steal your nick =pQuote:
Originally Posted by Slic4788
Join Date: Jul 2003
i use a combination
I do a 2-1 tempo, seems to work best with me, 2 senconds on the negs and 1 sec on the pos.
If you're interested in repetition tempo, check out it out at t-nation.com. Ian King, Aussie Strength Coach, gives some great advice on rep tempo. The tempo will change during different phases of your strength training program.
myself i do nice smooth motion
then it changes with drops sets and super sets
but in general nice smooth motion not to fast not to slow
I personally believe it depends on multiple factors.
i.e. the muscle group being worked; joint integrity; etc.
Some exercises are unsafe/potentially unsafe done explosively...like deads..so i do deads smoothly
I do bench/military presses using a very slow negative coupled with an explosive positive.
I do squats smoothly on both portions of the rep...because my knees are vulnerable to reinjury.
So you see...both strategies have their place...both are effective. There is no 'better'...
Although research claims that...ideally, an exagerrated negative portion...coupled with an explosive positive is the most effective...
It isn't realistic to try it for every exercise.
Here's where research meets real-world
~Nark