When lifting weights is it better to?

[slick1921]

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.

[slick1921]

no one knows?

[JAYROD]

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.

[S.P.G]

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...

[Slic4788]

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.

I do the former myself. And thanks for stealing the nick .

[slick1921]

I do the former myself. And thanks for stealing the nick .

hey i didnt steal your nick =p

Join Date: Jul 2003

[devil1]

i use a combination

[Darkness]

I do a 2-1 tempo, seems to work best with me, 2 senconds on the negs and 1 sec on the pos.

[Papi93]

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.

[collar]

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

[*Narkissos*]

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'...

[*Narkissos*]

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