Density training

[JP_RC]

One more thing that this wise fella suggested was to do these 3 to 6 reps under control and to try and eliminate momentum. He recommended taking up to 6 sec for both the positive and the negative portions of the rep. I can see doing the postive in a controlled 6 second manner, but the question is, should the negative be so slow too? In my experience, if you take the negative so slowly, this actually allows you to "rest" a bit, since the muscles are much stronger negatively. Does it make sense?

tempo training is not very good....actually you should always try to do the positive part of the rep as fast as you can in good form, with no momentum. Its very important to do it under control and feeling it in the muscle, but don't ever slow it down on purpose or time it.

The whole logic behind it is that it takes more power to lift a weight in 1 second than it does in 2 seconds...and the ability to generate power is that helps in muscular growth or something along those lines. Arthur Jones also wrote about this and I see that you read and follow his stuff..so you should know.

[dj181]

Yeah man, I know that AJ said that, but later on he recommended a slower positive contraction. But I suppose the point is that if on takes 6 seconds or so to complete the positive contraction them momentum is eliminated. And this topic is basically how to make the muscles more dense and granite-like, and not bloated and bloofy Anyways I like AJ's idea about power production. So I guess part of the question is, which is better for density? A slow and controlled positive contraction or a heavy-ass weight? Remember, if one does a slow and controlled positive contraction then the training load will become much lighter.

[wes]

10x10 = density training.

[JP_RC]

Yeah man, I know that AJ said that, but later on he recommended a slower positive contraction. But I suppose the point is that if on takes 6 seconds or so to complete the positive contraction them momentum is eliminated. And this topic is basically how to make the muscles more dense and granite-like, and not bloated and bloofy Anyways I like AJ's idea about power production. So I guess part of the question is, which is better for density? A slow and controlled positive contraction or a heavy-ass weight? Remember, if one does a slow and controlled positive contraction then the training load will become much lighter.

Better density in my opinion is a matter of genetics first, then knowing how to diet down to low bodyfat levels without losing muscle fullness and lastly consistent hard training (what people refer to as muscle maturity). But I don't think a slow positive will do anything for it...look at Dorian who had probably the best density, he trained with a 'powerful' positive rep....others do the same and didn't have that look...Genetics.

[Croatch]

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[dj181]

Hardly, 10X10 is a good way to get bloofy muscles, not granite-like muscles. But, I suppose dat I could just stand all day long and get some granite-like wheels on me LOL!

[wes]

Bloofy ??