Full range of motion

[MrPerfect]

so me being a trainer i alwasy teach my clients full range of motion when doing anytype of exercise.. but for myself when lifting insanly heavy weight and trying to pack the muscle on ive found that when benching, inclining, or shoulder pressing... 3/4 reps work better for me

any opinions on what works better for you guys??

 

[dreww]

i agree, ROM for me is completely dependent on how it feels.

ex. on any benching movement, i rarely lockout so i keep tension on my shoulders to a minimum.

 

[sarcoplasm]

I firmly believe that the further the distance the muscle has to travel the better the overload/growth will be. Full range of motion allows the muscle to be stretched as well and this I believe helps transport nutrients to the muscle and helps growth. Partials to me can help one become stronger in an exercise but the muscle is not worked as effectively. My opinion based somewhat on research and somwhat on observation

 

[deeznuutz]

I like full ROM for strength.. To me nothing beats "partial" or (middle 3rd of the rep what i call it) for hypertrophy... i've trained both ways for years and it seems that keeping your muscle in a constant state of force and contraction seems to cause a deeper trauma in the muscle belly... therefore if one is doing all they can to enhance recovery you can grow fast... Strength on the other hand...(movement of weight for one rep max) 1-4 reps should be done imo in full range of motion to help increase tendon and ligament strength plus enhance flexibility... To me, there is only a certain point at which your body will continue to grow muscle at full rom since the exact force of the load is so hit and miss on target muscle since in a given movement there is always going to be 2 dynamic rest points (as i call them).... If we think about it... Even back to the pumpin iron movie bodybuilders have always trained with this "pumping action" in which our exercise traditionalist have called "sloppy form"... Now I train all my clients with Full ROM because of the benefits of it are necessary for most legh folks.... Just how I see it though...

 

[nuknuk]

I firmly believe that the further the distance the muscle has to travel the better the overload/growth will be. Full range of motion allows the muscle to be stretched as well and this I believe helps transport nutrients to the muscle and helps growth. Partials to me can help one become stronger in an exercise but the muscle is not worked as effectively. My opinion based somewhat on research and somwhat on observation

agreed.

 

[deeznuutz]

I firmly believe that the further the distance the muscle has to travel the better the overload/growth will be. Full range of motion allows the muscle to be stretched as well and this I believe helps transport nutrients to the muscle and helps growth. Partials to me can help one become stronger in an exercise but the muscle is not worked as effectively. My opinion based somewhat on research and somwhat on observation

I agree with the muscle being stretched... However if you look @ it... Stretching by definition is stretching.. rather you do it within a workout...after a workout... or before.. Stretching by definition is "increase of ROM in a given joint" so rather you are doing full range or partial I think we can all agree that force is being placed within a muscle.. now, if you are stretching the target muscle in between this same set in which on we performed partials.. Would nutrients not be transported to muscles? Would that not be as effective as stretching during a motiion? Also another interesting question to pose would be that which stretch is more effective, Dynamic, static, or Active isolation... the latter 2 can be performed during or after set.. definately something we could all research a little further.. I just dont believe ROM is a end all be all type of scenario.. Truly situational..

 

[The Dude]

I lean more towards Deeznuutz way of thinking. Really a full range of motion is difficult to really nail down on most exercises other than bench presses. I tend to keep the weight in motion while getting a decent stretch on the bottom. I do extreme stretches at the end of my bodypart training. I never lock out on anything. I don't want that kind of weight laying solely on my joints. I don't think anything more than a light stretch at the bottom is necessary. I don't even do that when going very heavy.