Rep Speed

Muscular · Jan 14, 2003

I want to get opinions on optimum rep speeds...

Negative: Controlled (1-2 seconds), Slow (3-5 seconds), or Very Slow (6-10 seconds)

Positive: Explosive, controlled or Slow (more than 3 seconds)

What is the best time frames for negative and the positive part of the lift? All opinions welcomed... Thanks

sentrex · Jan 14, 2003

Poliquin (sp?)

Read a book that helped me put on alot of mass, the count they had me doing was 4 seconds down (negative), 2 seconds positive. Worked great. However, anything for too long gets stale and you have to change things up again. Good luck bro.

bigheinz · Jan 15, 2003

tHERE IS A LOT OF VARIATIONS
it depends of your training routine and variations, periodization, exercises and the tecnique you use.
HIT training gives you a lot of safe variations without empiric knowlege, and regulate frequence, volume, periodization, and differents speeds, all works you have to choose.

and remember......
....There is no space for the littles!!!!!!!
Bigheinz