Sentences with phrase «slow eccentric movement»

Not exact matches

Some personal trainers will tell you that the best way to lift is explosively, thereby maximizing fiber recruitment and triggering greater growth, while others claim that lifting in a slow and controlled manner, especially on the eccentric portion of the movement, will create greater muscle tension and lead to greater hypertrophy.

Negative reps basically consist of slow execution of the eccentric part of the exercise movement.

Top tip: Slow down the eccentric part of the movement (on the way down)-- this creates more «time under tension», building you a stronger booty!

Use your non-working arm to spot the working arm and get that one last rep. Contract your bicep hard at the top position and then go slow on the eccentric part of the movement to maintain as much tension as possible throughout the entire range of motion.

So you want to use a weight that you can manage (85 % of your 1 repetition max) and do the concentric movement fast and the eccentric movement slow.

You want to make sure that during both the concentric and eccentric part of the movement is nice and slow and controlled.

This movement is best done with a slow eccentric contraction, followed by a faster concentric.

The greatest amount of muscle tearing occurs during the eccentric portion of the movement, so this should be slow and controlled.

Adding load in the lifting phase of a barbell complex also requires dealing with slowing down movements in the eccentric phase to avoid putting undue strain on muscle attachments.

Increase the intensity in this situation by slowing down the rep speed or adding a pause at the end of the eccentric portion of the movement.

For each movement, we used a slow tempo, with about 2 seconds for both the eccentric (lowering) and the concentric (pushing) portion of the movement.