Bigger,stronger,faster....revisited...

[gopro]

Ok,I feel the need to get "sciency" and clear a few things up.Moving a given load as quickly as possible will increase the training effect on a neuromuscular basis.This type of explosive training may increase the ability to fire motor units briefly at high rates and increase the effective loading on a muscle,but only during the acceleration portion of the lift.After this,the loading is reduced b/c of momentum.Improvements in maximal strength and muscular hypertrophy using this method of training normally take place to a lesser degree than those induced by high resistence strength training.

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symmetry over size

 

[TheSupremeBeing]

It isn't meant to be done by itself, it's meant to be done with maximal effort days. for example, you want to increase your deadlift...

Monday - deadlift, compensatory acceleration training (8x2, 60% max)

Thursday - deadlift, maximal effort (3x3, not to failure with 90-95% max)

You can tweak this of course, but that's the basic idea.

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[Maki Riddington]

Originally posted by gopro:
This type of explosive training may increase the ability to fire motor units briefly at high rates and increase the effective loading on a muscle,but only during the acceleration portion of the lift.After this,the loading is reduced b/c of momentum.

*** Where would the change in acceleration to momentum begin a lift?



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[gopro]

Depending on the loading parameters,acceleration will become momentum about 1/3 -1/2 way through the lift.This is of course with traditional explosive training where lower weights are used for a specific purpose.Obviously we can try to explode a one rep max up as fast as possible,but in reality the weight will move slowly and no momentum will become involved.

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symmetry over size