ngative wieght reps??

[odejes]

i was reading an article and came upon negative reps, 20% over max just lowering it not pushin. Does it work? How many sets and reps should be done and when should they be done?

[bmit]

On one of my training programs, particularly when bulking i use an 8 second controlled negative and an explosive positive. Works so damn well. Never tried using straight negatives without the positive. seems like you are only getting half the pie that way. but if you are at a plateau may be worth a try. i would try slow, controlled negatives first

[GT2]

I do negative-only dips for triceps. They work so well and make your ligaments and joints so much stronger for exercises involving ur shoulders,elbow joints,etc

[200byjune]

20% more is stupid. you wouldnt be able to bring the bar down. i do negatives with about 30 pounds more then my max and just go down slowly and evenly for 6 seconds

[MFT81]

On one of my training programs, particularly when bulking i use an 8 second controlled negative and an explosive positive. Works so damn well. Never tried using straight negatives without the positive. seems like you are only getting half the pie that way. but if you are at a plateau may be worth a try. i would try slow, controlled negatives first

I think this is a more practical way to do negatives.

I also feel that they will cause overtraining very easily if overdone, use it at the end of a set to go beyond failure and I wouldnt use it for more than one or two exercises.

I would also only do about 3-5 negatives total. a little bit goes a long way.

[bmit]

MFT81 knows his stuff. Ditto to all he said

[bmg]

ive read a few articles recently that tout the benefit of the negative on hypertrophy. i dont buy in to it, and i would recommend that you dont do sets of only genitives.

isidenote... i get tired of people insisting that negatives "work" because it causes soreness. long story short... this is a sign of poor form on positive movements. a properly executed concentric contraction is king.