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So I'd say the majority of the 20 or so years I've been doing this I've been a very low rep, heavy-ish weight guy, 6-8 reps has been pretty typical. I have enough injuries, mainly lower back and shoulders, that this seems to be becoming more of a hinderance to my overall quality of life.
I've tried switching to 8-12 reps, much, much slower and controlled movements and... I mean, I can go slow enough that I can cut the weight in half or more and hit failure but, and it might all be in my head, it just doesn't feel like a workout. I equate weight lifting to very aggressive, almost explosive, movements.... it's just more fun. I get kind of bored doing the contraction type training.
Just wondering if anyone has found it effective though. Realistically, I don't think I can keep going really heavy/low-rep for that much longer but I still want a challenging workout and with this style of training, sometimes I don't feel like I'm really doing much.... something about lifting heavy keeps you very engages from the first rep, with this slower paced style I find my mind wandering a lot until the last few reps when things really start to burn.
I've tried switching to 8-12 reps, much, much slower and controlled movements and... I mean, I can go slow enough that I can cut the weight in half or more and hit failure but, and it might all be in my head, it just doesn't feel like a workout. I equate weight lifting to very aggressive, almost explosive, movements.... it's just more fun. I get kind of bored doing the contraction type training.
Just wondering if anyone has found it effective though. Realistically, I don't think I can keep going really heavy/low-rep for that much longer but I still want a challenging workout and with this style of training, sometimes I don't feel like I'm really doing much.... something about lifting heavy keeps you very engages from the first rep, with this slower paced style I find my mind wandering a lot until the last few reps when things really start to burn.