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greyceol Posts: 14 Joined: 2004/07/05	2004/08/14, 08:56 AM Hey guys Has anyone ever tried Super Slow Training? Did it produce any results, or did you even notice a difference? What IS the difference between super slow training and regular training? -------------- The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle. ~Grayson
fsdsk Posts: 959 Joined: 2003/11/30	2004/08/15, 11:46 AM Not sure what you mean, Is this where you lift 1 rep very slowly and then move on?
greyceol Posts: 14 Joined: 2004/07/05	2004/08/15, 01:00 PM Not necessarily one rep. You just preform a rep MUCH slower than you normally would. -------------- The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle. ~Grayson
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/08/15, 01:16 PM I really see no point, It should be controlled, but not taking 4 or 5 secs to perform one rep. Besides doing a warm up set like this, I really see no reson to do it. You can hurt your joints, pull a muscle etc. -------------- if you kick a tiger in the @$$ , you then have to descide what to do with the teath end. any guy can hold a girl by the hand, but only the select few can hold her by her feet!
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/08/15, 01:18 PM also if you train slow, you'll be slow. If you play any kinda of sports, this is counterproductive. Saem with weight training, you do se 1000 lb bench press power lifters taken 5 and 6 secs to lift a rep. They want it up as fast and controlled as possible. -------------- if you kick a tiger in the @$$ , you then have to descide what to do with the teath end. any guy can hold a girl by the hand, but only the select few can hold her by her feet!
chris7261 Posts: 22 Joined: 2004/08/12	2004/08/15, 05:58 PM I,m no expert but I think its FAST twich fibers that we are trying to build. From the advise I have been given on this board I would say that super slow training may be used as a shocking tacktick I personaly think that lifting fast without cheating and then lowering it slowly is more benificial, and according to bb1fit (whos advise and experiance I regard as good), more damge is done when trying to restrain the weight as it is being lowerd, thus this would produce more growth in the long run.
ageis Posts: 198 Joined: 2002/10/25	2004/08/15, 08:04 PM Think of it this way: Normally on the last rep to failure, lifting the heavy poundage is not easy and normally takes alot of mental focus. Of course you want it up and be done as fast as possible but that one last rep is sometimes the rep that truly counts which depletes the targeted muscle to complete failure. And the time it takes to left that one rep? Yikes.. 3-5 seconds or somtimes more and the motion is so slow that it becomes almost a static hold. Lifting slowly does not hurt the joints nor will it pull any muscles. Damage is done when you incorporate unnecessary help from other muscle groups or use improper form. Training slow does not mean that the specific individual will be slow at all. Not the case, it actually improves performance. Lifting slowly has many advantages. Experiment and give it a try. It's not meant for everyone but many do like it.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/08/15, 09:10 PM From my expierance in lifting if a life takes that long ageis....5 to 6 secs? Then you lose control of that weight, and you have to cheat to get it up. And when you cheat is when you strain or pull somthimg. I believe in pushing and taking it to the max, but if it takes that long, then I need to either rack it, or lower the weight. Fast twitch fibers are like 25 % larger than slow twitch. So a controled descent and a powerful drive, is where i think the best muscle gains will be seen. -------------- if you kick a tiger in the @$$ , you then have to descide what to do with the teath end. any guy can hold a girl by the hand, but only the select few can hold her by her feet!
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/08/21, 11:23 AM this was meant to be the new big thing about half a year ago, i dont think it took off though. -------------- dooby doo doo A.D.F.
pimple Posts: 490 Joined: 2003/07/08	2004/08/23, 02:42 PM i used to use just ordinary 'controled' movements until i heard of this super slow thing... i use it mostly when benching, though... i lower the bar to my chest in about three seconds and lift it in one to one and a half seconds... i don't get as many reps as i would (using the same weight) doing it in a 'faster' pace, but i do feel that the overall quality of the exercise is way way better... even the results have been better... and i haven't gotten hurt or killed doing this, so i don't see how that could possibly be bad... -------------- :: http://www.mvhsbreakers.com ::
snipura Posts: 70 Joined: 2003/12/04	2004/08/25, 05:53 AM I had this book, x-adaption....there was a 60 sec rep in the program....so they wrote, then slower u do anything, then more u stimulate your muscle.....better results..and stuff..i dont know.. that day, was heavy chest day...so i couldnt go to the gym, i did like...10 sets of dif. andle pushups...very slow....man that pain the other day...try it
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2004/08/26, 06:31 PM This is a good shocking method of training as the focus is on the negative part of the movement. I use this (sometimes) when doing cheat curls, bench press and military press. The number of reps. go down dramatically and so does the weight so I would highly recommend a spotter. -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever! E-mail: rpacheco@freetrainers.com
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/08/28, 03:32 PM i tried super slow training, or whatever its called for my bicep workout today, and i could actually feel more being done, and i know im gonna ache in the morning which hasnt happened for a while. also i could put an extra 2 kg on to the dumbell for the last set, which suprised me. just thought id let you know. -------------- guns dont kill people, rappers do call the police, woo woo woo. stay dumb, you know it makes no sense. This site is best viewed on a monitor connected to a computer. A.D.F.