newbie questions

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pumpITup

New member

• Sep 10, 2003

• #1

can somebody explain?

negatives
drop sets ( i think i get these a little)
static (anybody do this actually?)
prymaid

and other other rep techinques

plus is working out ur all ur muscle groups 2 times a week (6 day) to much? i hear u shouldnt work the muscle group more than twice?

and one more

how many sets should i do? i usually do 3 sets for big muslces like chest and 2 sets for small muscles like forearms. i see in this forum people do 5 + sets?


thanks for your help
im sorry if these are stupid questions..

 

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scorpio

Guest

• Sep 10, 2003

• #2

A negative is a heavy slow recover the weight to the starting position. This “slow recovery” emphasizes the eccentric or negative contraction of the muscle group in question. An eccentric contraction is a lengthening of the muscle as it contracts. Opposed to a concentric contraction, the shortening of the muscle as it contracts. In an eccentric contraction the muscle, from a physics standpoint is doing negative work

Drop sets are nothing more than one long set that reduces the load as the lifter fatigues.

 

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scorpio

Guest

• Sep 10, 2003

• #3

Static contraction is where subjects statically held heavy weights (without any up and down movement) in their strongest range but without being "locked out".

 

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scorpio

Guest

• Sep 10, 2003

• #4

A pyramid's idea is to increase the weight on each successive set while dropping the number of reps accordingly

 

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scorpio

Guest

• Sep 10, 2003

• #5

By the way welcome, the questions are fine. I only train each muscle group once a week. If I do chest I do 3 exersises for 3 sets.

 

winnie

New member

• Sep 10, 2003

• #6

Welcome, I see Mr. Avatar took care of your questions.

 

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scorpio

Guest

• Sep 10, 2003

• #7

I know you love me, why hide it?

 

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Harvey Balboner

Guest

• Sep 10, 2003

• #8

welcome, and scorpio has you covered

notice how he took a post to answer each question.

 

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scorpio

Guest

• Sep 10, 2003

• #9

Yes well it was a lot of research

 

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Harvey Balboner

Guest

• Sep 10, 2003

• #10

oops for some reason i looked at that wrong and read pudgy as the name, you need to stop chaning you avatar, it's confusing me.