Was wondering what everyone thinks of this in all aspects, importance, etc
When looking at excercises which recruit the most muscle fibers it apears the tension is always towards the begining of the rep rather then the end.
example tricep kickbacks(less fibers) vs decline tricep extension.
Or to be more specific when the muscle is more stretched another example being shoulder press vs front raises(less fibers).
Jay Cutler and Ronnie Coleman take this into account, Ronnie does bench press to only half way up, and Jay does his side laterals from behind the back increasing the ROM towards the begining of the rep.
Aparently when the muscle is most stretched is the best area of the rep to have load.
And excerises with even tension or close to even tension are not as good according to EMG tests, for example cables or pec dec, probly because of the increase in tension it forces you to use less weight and volume.
The problem is if you stick within a certain ROM you dont get stronger further out from that ROM, and you run the risk of injury.
Comments?
When looking at excercises which recruit the most muscle fibers it apears the tension is always towards the begining of the rep rather then the end.
example tricep kickbacks(less fibers) vs decline tricep extension.
Or to be more specific when the muscle is more stretched another example being shoulder press vs front raises(less fibers).
Jay Cutler and Ronnie Coleman take this into account, Ronnie does bench press to only half way up, and Jay does his side laterals from behind the back increasing the ROM towards the begining of the rep.
Aparently when the muscle is most stretched is the best area of the rep to have load.
And excerises with even tension or close to even tension are not as good according to EMG tests, for example cables or pec dec, probly because of the increase in tension it forces you to use less weight and volume.
The problem is if you stick within a certain ROM you dont get stronger further out from that ROM, and you run the risk of injury.
Comments?