Originally Posted by Aspengc8 (Post 8954759)

why on earth would you want to do medium weight at medium speed, over heavy weight at maximum speed. :banghead:

Originally Posted by penguinz (Post 8954881)

Really?

Originally Posted by Aspengc8 (Post 8954887)

If strength is your goal, then yeah, really. Bar speed is important when moving weight, the faster the bar moves, whether its medium or heavy, the more force is applied. More force = more fast twitch recruitment.

Originally Posted by Slick (Post 8954895)

Assuming you aren't using momentum in the lifts.

Originally Posted by Aspengc8 (Post 8954887)

If strength is your goal, then yeah, really. Bar speed is important when moving weight, the faster the bar moves, whether its medium or heavy, the more force is applied. More force = more fast twitch recruitment.

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare (Post 8954680)

do 10 to 12 reps a flat rate, but at lower weights it's all about perfecting the technique at medium to medium slow speed while your repping it out to 10-12. compound movements ( combine two exercises in one rep helps for variation too)

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare (Post 8954850)

Has to be the right calories, carbohydrate intake, and protein, or that shit will go to your stomach. Chill, dude it works for me. First I got my muscle dense and cut by doing the light to medium variation then did the heavy and maxed out weight. Then I alternated with pure power exercises, then mixed heavy and muscle isolation with light and heavy weight, then the compound movements I was talking about for further variation but the key element is the perfection of the technique and form without jerky speed that will **** up your joints.

Originally Posted by Silock (Post 8955012)

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare (Post 8955038)

both are very relative when someone is just focusing on putting up the weight and unable to lower it down properly which I went over with correct technique and feeling the muscle contract when you flex while doing 10-12 reps.

Originally Posted by Silock (Post 8955076)

Again, that isn't a speed issue.

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare (Post 8955038)

both are very relative when someone is just focusing on putting up the weight and unable to lower it down properly which I went over with correct technique and feeling the muscle contract when you flex while doing 10-12 reps.

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare (Post 8955081)

really you are a doctor?

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 8955269)

Anytime someone mentions feeling the muscle contract I know for a fact they don't squat or deadlift!

I have never once given a shit about feeling a muscle contract.

:facepalm:

Originally Posted by Aspengc8 (Post 8956201)

I couldn't tell if he was trolling or not. If your trying to pull 500 for a triple, you sure as hell aren't going to control the negative or try and 'feel' the muscle.. your going to try and pull as fast as you can (even though the bar may move slow).