Rep Speed

Bond18 · #1 11-01-2007, 10:00 PM

One thing i've read some conflicting information on is rep speed.

Questions i'm left with:
Do you change your rep speed depending on whether your bulking, cutting, or have a different goal in mind?

How fast/slow is the down half of your rep?

Anything else you want to tell me?

Obviously answers will be somewhat dependent on what exercise you're talking about, so feel free to elaborate and enlighten me.

Thanks, Bond

Thremp · #2 11-01-2007, 10:18 PM

Lift as fast as possible. Lower under control for lifts where it applies (non-O).

thirddan · #3 11-01-2007, 10:36 PM

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Lift as fast as possible. Lower under control for lifts where it applies (non-O).

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agreed, welcome back thremp...

SmileyEH · #4 11-01-2007, 11:02 PM

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Lower under control for lifts where it applies (non-O).

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Unless you're pyrros dimas...then lowering 300lbs from overhead to racked is your 3rd "warm up set".

gross

AZK · #5 11-02-2007, 08:53 AM

smiley is it just me or do you have a hardcore man crush on this guy? The last 10 posts I've read have some reference to him.

Wolfram · #6 11-02-2007, 09:24 AM

[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Dimas. I want to be like him (or be him).

notfreemoney · #7 11-02-2007, 04:10 PM

has anyone read any studies that support performing concentric reps as fast as possible. If so, please link, thanks.

Packard · #8 11-02-2007, 04:14 PM

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Lift as fast as possible. Lower under control for lifts where it applies (non-O).

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Agreed. This works. I 2nd it nice to have Thremp back [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Other tempo methods work well also. Its a tough question to ask because diffrent speeds work also. Like a 401 tempo which is 4 seconds lowering, no pause and 1 second up for example dumbell bicep curls.

cbloom · #9 11-02-2007, 04:15 PM

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has anyone read any studies that support performing concentric reps as fast as possible. If so, please link, thanks.

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I posted a Waterbury article in the bodybuilding discussion about it. If you're looking for real science it doesn't exist.

notfreemoney · #10 11-02-2007, 04:23 PM

yea i read that article that you posted and found it interesting but anyone can make the science "make sense" like he did. I am all for the principle of specificity for sports training, but why do the majority of the people on this forum support fast reps for strength/hypertrophy if no researchers have produced studies on it? Mainly from advice from BBuilders or just from experience?