It strengthens the tendons and ligaments in the knee. But research has also found that it has a positive effect on lowering blood pressure professional body builders are actually finding more value in lifting lighter weights and using isometric holds and slower movement. Here's an example of my chest workout (dumbbell press) in the order that I perform them.
1. 10lbs - 40 reps (dumbbell press)
2. 10lbs - move the weight as slowly as possible. The slower the movement the more demand that your place on your muscles.
3. 10lbs - Start from the top (extended arms) lower the weight slowly until you reach the halfway mark then hold for 10 seconds and then push the weight for 20 reps but never passing the halfway mark.
4. 10lbs - Start from the top (extended arms) lower the weight slowly until you reach the halfway mark then hold the weight for 10 seconds and then lower the weight for 20 reps but never pushing past the halfway mark.
5. 10lbs - 40 reps (dumbbell press) alternating between hand position which would be normal thumb pointing towards body and thumbs pointing towards head.
Then repeat #1-#5 2 more times.
After this increase the weight at 5-pound increments.
The toughest part is not the 40 reps but the slow movement and the static holds. When I lift weights, you can see me struggle with 10lbs and everyone in the gym looks at me like "What the hell is wrong with this guy." But you can just ignore them. Those who workout often will understand why you are struggling with the 10lbs.
The 40lbs helps with strength and muscle endurance. I usually take 1-minute break for 10lbs and a 2 2-minute break for 20lbs. I also do a similar workout with my legs using either dumbells or the leg press machine.
Same concept that you see here but I go slower than what he is doing.
The reason I have to explain all of this is because it's like my horse stance training. Because the training is so demanding, I usually take off a week of using the weights and just do the stance training without the weights. I will sometimes go through my form only doing the leg parts of it within reason
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Professional Body Builder Take on the issue.
Nick 'The Mutant' Walker trains for bodybuilding competitions with a technique called slow negatives, or eccentric reps, to maximize muscle building.
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