Less gym time, same results: Why ‘lowering’ weights is all you need to do
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#2Is this new? Heard this from my exercise savvy friend some year ago. Still great to have it more confirmed if course.
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#3If you have to use both arms for the lifting phase, then only use one for the lowering phase, you may cut the time in half, but you're also cutting in half how many halves of your body you can exercise simultaneously. Is there a net benefit somewhere?
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#5Bodybuilders have known this for decades, the term is “negative reps”.
They are effective for building muscle memory when learning new exercises, and they are also incredibly beneficial for general muscle building.
Most major muscle groups operate in either push or pull, when it comes to weight training.
By focusing on the negative/inverse movement you activate more of the secondary stabilisation muscles.
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#6If you have to use both arms for the lifting phase, then only use one for the lowering phase, you may cut the time in half, but you're also cutting in half how many halves of your body you can exercise simultaneously. Is there a net benefit somewhere?
Isn't the burden on that working body half 2x then?
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#7If you have to use both arms for the lifting phase, then only use one for the lowering phase, you may cut the time in half, but you're also cutting in half how many halves of your body you can exercise simultaneously. Is there a net benefit somewhere?
This is what I was wondering as well. I suppose it cuts down on rest time between sets, because you can rest one arm while lifting with another.
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#8If you have to use both arms for the lifting phase, then only use one for the lowering phase, you may cut the time in half, but you're also cutting in half how many halves of your body you can exercise simultaneously. Is there a net benefit somewhere?
Isn't the burden on that working body half 2x then?
It would be the same burden. You're still using the same dumbbell, you're just working one arm at a time instead of two.
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#9It is well known that the eccentric contraction is the greater driver of hypertrophy, but I really don't think this means you should get rid of the concentric.
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#10So, what, am I supposed to get my butler to lift the weights up for me so that I can just lower them back down?