Passive Lifting

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Hey all,

The other day my workout partner introduced me to passive lifting, something which I'd never heard of before and I've been working out for a long time.

For those who don't know, passive lifting is about working with the weight not against it. For example, on a bench press, instead of pushing the weight up, you lower the bar as slowly as you possibly can towards your chest. When the bar is just above your chest, your partner lifts it back up into the starting position.

I found it to be quite difficult and two days afterwards I was still sore. But to put things in perspective, I've lifted sporadically over the winter and am only getting back into it again now.

So does anyone have any experience with this type of lifting? Does it work the muscles in adifferent way entirely? Is it better to include this as a compliment to a normal lifting program, or can it be done on its own?

Thanks guys,

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