Dumbbell presses

Charger · 02-11-2001, 07:44 AM

Have any of you tried this? On your last two reps see how slow you can lower your hands, then back up if you can then do it again. This may sound funny but I imagine someone is pushing down on my hands and I am trying to hold them back. If you have never done these you WILL FEEL it in your chest the next day.

crowman · 02-11-2001, 12:51 PM

I enjoy doing negatives once in a while.

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Large And In Charge · 02-12-2001, 05:10 PM

Negatives are excellent for stimulating muscle growth! I do them but not all the time because, like Prince said, they are awfully demanding on your body. So, do them sparingly but do them!!!

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**Prince** · 02-12-2001, 10:55 PM

I've done negatives in the past, but I no longer do them. It's easy to injur muscles/tendons doing them.

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train hard!

Charger · 02-13-2001, 02:43 PM

Would this be a negative? When I think of negative I think of a weight I can't lift with a spotter to help lift it. This is a working weight and I only do this on the last two reps after doing 8 or so.

02-13-2001, 06:26 PM

A negitive or aka eccentric contraction is when the muscle lengthens while producing tension,which in turn slows or brakes the speed of the movement.

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Large And In Charge · 02-14-2001, 10:11 PM

What I would do is after a few regular sets, do 1 to 2 sets of strictly negatives, 3 to 4 reps per set! I don't recommend that you do negatives in the same set as regulars because you will not have enough strength to really control the weight to get a good negative. And when doing negatives you want a weight that you can fully control on that phase of the lift. Let your spotter handle most, if not all, of the positive phase, so you don't want to pick a weight that is too heavy! lol But no matter how heavy the weight is, if you do negatives with a slow and control manner then your muscles will definitely respond! Good luck

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If you build it they will come

02-11-2001, 07:44 AM	#1
Charger Pump Junky Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Iowa Posts: 465	Dumbbell presses BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Supplements For Bodybuilders and Athletes. www.ironmaglabs.com Have any of you tried this? On your last two reps see how slow you can lower your hands, then back up if you can then do it again. This may sound funny but I imagine someone is pushing down on my hands and I am trying to hold them back. If you have never done these you WILL FEEL it in your chest the next day.

02-13-2001, 06:26 PM	#6
mac sloan Guest Posts: n/a	A negitive or aka eccentric contraction is when the muscle lengthens while producing tension,which in turn slows or brakes the speed of the movement. ------------------ train smart not hard
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02-11-2001, 12:51 PM	#2
crowman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: PA Posts: 211	I enjoy doing negatives once in a while. ------------------ -Crowman MASS ABOVE ALL

02-12-2001, 05:10 PM	#3
Large And In Charge Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 355	Negatives are excellent for stimulating muscle growth! I do them but not all the time because, like Prince said, they are awfully demanding on your body. So, do them sparingly but do them!!! ------------------ If you build it they will come

02-12-2001, 10:55 PM	#4
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,295 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 313	I've done negatives in the past, but I no longer do them. It's easy to injur muscles/tendons doing them. ------------------ train hard!

02-13-2001, 02:43 PM	#5
Charger Pump Junky Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Iowa Posts: 465	Would this be a negative? When I think of negative I think of a weight I can't lift with a spotter to help lift it. This is a working weight and I only do this on the last two reps after doing 8 or so.

02-14-2001, 10:11 PM	#7
Large And In Charge Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 355	What I would do is after a few regular sets, do 1 to 2 sets of strictly negatives, 3 to 4 reps per set! I don't recommend that you do negatives in the same set as regulars because you will not have enough strength to really control the weight to get a good negative. And when doing negatives you want a weight that you can fully control on that phase of the lift. Let your spotter handle most, if not all, of the positive phase, so you don't want to pick a weight that is too heavy! lol But no matter how heavy the weight is, if you do negatives with a slow and control manner then your muscles will definitely respond! Good luck ------------------ If you build it they will come