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06-27-2005, 10:45 PM #1Junior Member
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When lifting weights is it better to?
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
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A steady smooth motion on the contraction and negative.
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06-28-2005, 09:12 AM #2Junior Member
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no one knows?
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06-28-2005, 02:24 PM #3
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.
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06-29-2005, 10:05 AM #4Originally Posted by JAYROD
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06-30-2005, 12:18 AM #5Associate Member
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Originally Posted by slick1921
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07-01-2005, 10:12 AM #6Junior Member
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Originally Posted by Slic4788
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07-13-2005, 01:38 AM #7
i use a combination
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07-13-2005, 12:30 PM #8
I do a 2-1 tempo, seems to work best with me, 2 senconds on the negs and 1 sec on the pos.
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08-04-2005, 02:05 PM #9
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.
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08-04-2005, 06:22 PM #10
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
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08-04-2005, 11:14 PM #11
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'...
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08-04-2005, 11:16 PM #12
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
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