Does training with
different external load types produce external load type - specific strength gains?
This specificity likely arises largely because
the different external load types involve different (1) points where in the exercise range of motion the load is highest, and (2) velocities for a given relative load.
Not exact matches
And assuming that maximal bar speed is attempted, this produces a
different peak velocity for the same force when using each
external load type.
The
different types of
external load are shown in the diagram below:
Training with
different types of
external load could therefore be useful for emphasizing
different ends of the force velocity curve.
As you can see from the chart, each type of
external load will produce
different types of force at
different parts of the movement.
If this is the case, we should find that the main causes of specificity in strength gains after training with
different types of
external load are regional hypertrophy and joint angle - specific changes in neural drive (especially at end range of motion).
Few studies have reported on changes in regional hypertrophy when comparing groups training with
different types of
external load.
Many studies have compared the effects of
different types of externally - applied forces on
external load type - specific strength gains.
«It's a
different conceptual approach to digging a trench and pouring lots of concrete to support the point
loads or structural
loads which are usually the
external and party walls,» he says.