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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop piling on the OP. I found the rant very valid and interesting.

I am probably one of the offenders. Scrawny 110 pounds woman here who has def made the mistake described by OP. I'd rather learn about it here and pay attention moving forward than having someone throw me dark looks at the gym and i have no idea why....

So thanks OP for the lesson. Know that you changed at least one person's future workouts[/quote]

The OP's post is just wrong.  I agree you don't want to bang weight but you don't need the "eccentric" portion of the exercise to get max benefit from the exercise.  Not even remotely true. Think of just about any exercise. Let's take the push up.  You do not need to lower slowly to get the benefits of the push up.  You can, but you don't need to. Some people only perform the eccentric portion and get help with the "concentric" portion. That's fine. Eccentric movements are useful but they are not required or even as important.  Very few lifters focus on both the eccentric and the concentric movement during the same rep as the OP is suggesting.  With that said...talk to a strength coach if you have questions. [/quote]

You failed physiology 101.

Lifters do negative reps alllll the time to focus on eccentric movements/contraction. It is much more demanding when done right and absolutely without question leads to muscle development and growth. When you use slower and smoother eccentric movements while doing reps you will get more development. You sound like a terrible lifter who let's gravity do half of the work out for you.

Here's actual science for you too:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18981046/

[quote]Eccentric training performed at high intensities was shown to be more effective in promoting increases in muscle mass measured as muscle girth. In addition, eccentric training also showed a trend towards increased muscle cross-sectional area measured with magnetic resonance imaging or computerised tomography. Subgroup analyses suggest that the superiority of eccentric training to increase muscle strength and mass appears to be related to the higher loads developed during eccentric contractions. [/quote]

Jesus, I hope no one is paying you for fitness advice.  Absolutely terrible.  Concentric lifts with well controlled, smooth eccentric return of the weight to the starting point will optimize gains. Lifting too heavy of a weight where you can only get concentric contraction followed by letting gravity do the work is a half assed job.. [/quote]

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