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LOWERING BAR BELL DOWN

jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/15, 06:19 PM WHEN DOING THIS , HOW LONG SHOULD IT TAKE TO BRING IT DOWN SAY FOR INSTANCE YOU ARE DOING PREACHER CURLS OR BARBELL CURLS I HAVE A HABIT OF BRINGING IT DOWN FAST SOMETIMES..........
fireloard Posts: 665 Joined: 2001/03/27	2002/04/15, 06:21 PM Try to make the positive part of your lift equal to the negative.. or at least thats what I try for some (not really all) exercises.. like count 2 seconds to lift.. then 2 seconds to lower.. (1001.. 1002.. etc)
frankamodo Posts: 85 Joined: 2002/03/12	2002/04/15, 06:25 PM same here like fireloard, however, on my last rep, i'd like to hold it half-way till failure...before bringing it all the way down... -------------- -||---||- frank -||---||-
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/04/15, 06:28 PM Well, that depends. If you're doing cheat curls, you want to slowly bring the weight down. If doing normal curls, you can slow things down even further...which will give your muscles an added burn! You won't be able to do very much, but the goal is to get the muscles to grow! Oh, you also want to pause and contract your muscles at the top of the movement before bringing the weight down. -------------- **_Robert_**
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/15, 06:30 PM THANKS
frankamodo Posts: 85 Joined: 2002/03/12	2002/04/15, 06:31 PM since were talking biceps...here's an old pic of me flexing my bicep...heheheh.. http://www.djsire.com/muscle/frankmuscle.jpg -------------- -||---||- frank -||---||-
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/15, 07:01 PM I TRIED DID NOT GET ANYTHING..........
frankamodo Posts: 85 Joined: 2002/03/12	2002/04/15, 07:35 PM ooops...sorry.. try this: http://www.djsire.com/pics/muscle/frankmuscle.jpg -------------- -||---||- frank -||---||-
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/15, 07:41 PM PRETTY IMPRESSED THATS WHAT I WANT I HAVE ONLY BEEN WORKING OUT FOR 2 MONTHS WHAT KIND OF BICEP EXERCISES DO YOU DO...........
frankamodo Posts: 85 Joined: 2002/03/12	2002/04/15, 07:55 PM seated alternative dumbell curls, cable curls........practically all bicep excercises.... squeezing with everything you got at the top with your fist twisting inwards...my biceps aren't the best, but i'm pretty happy with it ...:) -------------- -||---||- frank -||---||-
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/04/16, 02:02 AM You just have to know that you'll be working the negative or eccentric part of the movement (as fireloard also pointed out). This is fine for fibre stimulation and growth BUT this is also what gives the most trauma to the muscles and therefore you'll need a longer recovery time to get back on the track again. Alternate the speed, don't always do the same and you'll get the best results. Good luck! -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....