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Old 11-04-2007, 11:54 PM
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Default Re: Rep Speed

Duration of the exercise is one variable that is being neglected in those studies. The duration of the effort (time under tension?) is probably quite a bit longer in the slow rep group than in the fast rep group. I imagine that extra effort (it's not work but it's still extra effort) is similar to adding a couple reps, and that those who expended more effort regardless of speed would gain more than those who didn't.
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