I totally change my workout routine

[2.8 Bird]

Went to a Seminar this Friday and this guy talked about slow contraction with weights being more productive and safer than normal lifting.

Anyway not getting into too much detail this guy asked us to do 10 push ups in a normal fashion and we all did it rather easily. I've done 100 push ups several times in the past so I could've done 10 with one arm.

After we did 10 push ups he lectured some more and then he asked us again to push ups. This time he did a 10 count going up and 10 count going down.

Holy cow!!! By the time I got to my 6th rep my arms were shaking and my chest was burning. Half of the people (45 of us in total) already quit by the 5th rep and only 3 of us were still going. It's a good thing he stopped at 10 because I don't think I would've made it to 12 or 15.

So I applied this on all my weight training routine today and I could tell it's working better. My muscles were actually toast.

[enzia35]

Re: I totally change my workout routine

I've read about it. Glad to hear it's working for you. Frankly, I wish I could do the work out stuff myself. I'm way too lazy.

[3.4 slow to go]

Re: I totally change my workout routine

the army calls that "corrective training". when I was in Indiana, I saw the "eternal push-up" first hand. one pushup lasted 10 mins. there dude was thoroughly trained afterwards.

[unvmyrs]

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Yea they're tough. We do them in my unit. We call them pyramids...

[2.8 Bird]

Re: I totally change my workout routine

10 minute for a push up is insane. That's a lot of static hold. I prefer the slow continous movement.

I reduced my incline bench press from 275lbs to 185lbs and yeah, the slow 185lbs was a lot harder and I did half as many reps as I did for 275lbs.

I'm really liking this now. My left shoulder and my right elbow didn't hurt at all.