From reading this forum and other resources, I think it's safe for me to conclude that an effective exercise should contain these besides other things: (a) Perfect form, which means full range of motion done in correct body posture; (b) Greater ROM is preferable; (c) Quality of muscle contraction and relaxation cycle in the movement is also important. Correct me if I'm wrong, please, but I think all these show that ROM is very important for an exercise to be effective and to yield muscle growth and strength.
But just recently I read about Static Contraction method, where it is suggested that we do not need ROM at all. All we need to do is hold the weight at the top of the movement where the muscle is at the most contracted state, for about 5-10 secs, and that would be enough to stimulate muscle growth and strength. Of course the weight used is far more than if we use full motion, but this method seems to eliminate the importance of ROM alltogether.
So I would like to ask your opinion on the above. Does this method make sense? How does it compare to the more traditional ROM method? Thanks.
- Josh
But just recently I read about Static Contraction method, where it is suggested that we do not need ROM at all. All we need to do is hold the weight at the top of the movement where the muscle is at the most contracted state, for about 5-10 secs, and that would be enough to stimulate muscle growth and strength. Of course the weight used is far more than if we use full motion, but this method seems to eliminate the importance of ROM alltogether.
So I would like to ask your opinion on the above. Does this method make sense? How does it compare to the more traditional ROM method? Thanks.
- Josh
