Super slow reps builds muscle?

[Nick+]

Interesting about Benfatto, he has disappeared without a trace.......selling supplements I think.

When talking about 'super slow' , how slow is slow?

Ellington Darden's "Big" (1994?)which I bought in that year stipulated 10 seconds up and 5 seconds down per repetition.(And advised one to use a clock with a 'sweeping' seconds hand so as to get the timing right.......) And only one set per exercise...

Although I don't throw weights (when I lift them at that is ) I think the above was a bit extreme.... maybe used for a short period as a variation to one's training..

Darden seemed quite into changing his mind, In "High Intensity Home Training" published a year later (I think) He advocated 5 and not 10 seconds . I may have got some facts wrong here , as I got rid of those books some years ago...

 

[Super Hulk]

I agree 23% Newton had huge muscles and was a big sports fitness guy

he must have got hit it the head when he was a kid... with an apple if you know what i mean

 

[Carl Nevins]

I sometimes like closing my eyes while doing some lifts, and concentrate on the muscles being worked, and also try to make each rep from begining to end be as smoothly executed as possible. Smooth fluid movements.

 

[jLefty]

"to make a long story short, an explosive up movement breaks more muscle fibers than a slow and controlled up movement.

it is the opposite on the down movement: a slow, controlled down movement exerts more force on the muscle fibers than a fast down movement, since, as god hand pointed out, gravity does more of the work when you drop a weight quickly."

is what i said here different in any substantial way from what you are saying, Cowpimp?

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