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Posted on 7/5/17 at 3:58 pm
Posted by saint2092
Memphis, TN
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 7/5/17 at 3:58 pm
Anyone workout with this method?
My brother in law swears by it and is very strong and cut. Claims to only work out once a week for 30 minutes.
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18848 posts
Posted on 7/5/17 at 4:12 pm to
Body by Science?
Posted by LSUAlum2001
Stavro Mueller Beta
Member since Aug 2003
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Posted on 7/5/17 at 4:29 pm to
I had some books on super slow technique way back in the early 90s.
Posted by DeboseKnows
Gainesville
Member since Dec 2012
1747 posts
Posted on 7/5/17 at 5:34 pm to
Explain
Posted by olemc999
At a blackjack table
Member since Oct 2010
15020 posts
Posted on 7/5/17 at 5:38 pm to
Rest pause training?
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
36514 posts
Posted on 7/5/17 at 5:46 pm to
No more like 60second or more negatives on machines.

Many places that practice super slow take Medex, medex avenger or gen1&2 nautilus machines and have the cam changed to allow the training to be more productive using a unique strength curve.

I am a huge fan of eccentrics but I think super slow is boring as shite and body by science is More of a cult than crossfit.
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18848 posts
Posted on 7/5/17 at 6:14 pm to
This sounds exactly like body by science. I bought the book. You're essentially trying to exhaust your glycogen and wipe out anymore response at the neuromuscular junctions using one incredibly slow rep.

I tried it a few times using body weight. It's really hard, but I never really felt depleted after a few moments of rest.
Posted by bayoumuscle21
St. George
Member since Jan 2012
4978 posts
Posted on 7/6/17 at 12:20 am to
quote:

Super slow by saint2092


Google Time under tension.

You're welcome.
Posted by saint2092
Memphis, TN
Member since Mar 2008
17 posts
Posted on 7/11/17 at 8:58 pm to
that's more of what I'm getting at. Why does it matter if you use medex equipment or not?
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
36514 posts
Posted on 7/11/17 at 9:27 pm to
The cams make it easy to control the negative and can be easily modified to make the negative harder than the concentric portion.
Posted by saint2092
Memphis, TN
Member since Mar 2008
17 posts
Posted on 7/13/17 at 3:34 pm to
how does one do that? can you do that on any machine or does it have to be medex?
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
36514 posts
Posted on 7/13/17 at 5:03 pm to
If a machine has a cam it can be done but you have to know how the cam affects the strength curve then have it modified to make the negative harder. Google it, it involves fabrication though and abbey good understanding of how the cam works and affects the strength curve.
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