Thread: Best Tempo For Lifting

thats the same thing that it says in the stickies go slow on the negative, but dont purposely go slow on the positive

but rapidly as possile that is stupid, it has to be controlled

Originally Posted by mike456

but rapidly as possile that is stupid, it has to be controlled

Not really...
Imagine youself on the bench press, where you can successful press 8 reps. Full speed will push the bar up but in a controlled manner. Concentration will control the free play movement of the bar, not the speed. Take a peek at a power lifting video when they press... it's all explosiveness.

The only time you should be going slowly would be warming up with your initial reps/sets or if you are concentrating on high rep training, where you want to feel that burn... IMO of course. I go full speed usually with all my lifts, even most pull movements. As fast as possible, with respect to form.

Originally Posted by mike456

but rapidly as possile that is stupid, it has to be controlled

Once you develop proper motor patterns with familiar exercises, form just comes natural, (at least to me)....not so much concentrate goes toward directing the bar for me for say bench presses, I just start pushing really hard and it goes where it's supposed to

Does anyone else feel this way??

here's another thing I thought was intersting:

Myth #2
If you eat more protein, you'll build more muscle.
To a point, sure. But put down the shake for a sec. Protein promotes the muscle-building process, called protein synthesis, "but you don't need exorbitant amounts to do this," says John Ivy, Ph.D., coauthor of Nutrient Timing. If you're working out hard, consuming more than 0.9 to 1.25 grams of protein per pound of body weight is a waste. Excess protein breaks down into amino acids and nitrogen, which are either excreted or converted into carbohydrates and stored.

The real expert says: More important is when you consume protein, and that you have the right balance of carbohydrates with it. Have a postworkout shake of three parts carbohydrates and one part protein. Eat a meal several hours later, and then reverse that ratio in your snack after another few hours, says Ivy. "This will keep protein synthesis going by maintaining high amino acid concentrations in the blood."