Journey, Not A Destination

ExercisePhysio said:
Now there is a topic. Concentric and eccentric variations. I'd love to talk to you about range of motion too.

My range of motion varies within a workout...but i vary my concentric and eccentric loads on a rotation. I have class at 11 so i have to bolt but I'm curious what your views on these 3 things are.

Michael
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How do you vary your concentric/eccentric loading? And put some context to the range of motion question.

I'll let you start off with some more detail, although the usual me wants to say 'shut up and lift heavy things up and down and eat lots of food.'

Haha, if anyone else was asking that would be my response, but I know you are knowledgeable, so it's worth delving into.

In all honesty, I don't manipulate my concentrics at all. I simply contract as hard/fast as possible, which in reality isn't that fast at all. But this is why we need to get into more detail.... or add context.

How slow are we talking here?

I've seen both sides (moderate tempos vs. push as hard as you can all the time) argued coherently in various sources. I think a lot of it depends on what kinds of tempos you're talking about and what kind of loading is involved.

With very submaximal loads (<80%), if you explode out of the bottom, you spend a lot of time decellerating the weight. I can see an argument being made for moderate tempos giving better strength gains through the range of motion.

With near maximal loads (think 85%+), whether you push hard or slowly, the bar won't move fast. So you should probably push as hard/fast as possible.

Eccentrics are a bit different. I always accentuate the eccentrics more than the concentrics. On isolation movements, this tends to be more so.... especially calves to get rid of the stretch reflex.

Curious though to hear more about what you have to say.
 
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niapage said:
Yeah I am the one that has the 1,200 calorie menue BUT I eat pretty good size meals and if ya check out my menue I have every food group lots of fruits and veggies I think alot of things I eat that are fat free are pretty much low in cals to and thats why I have alot on my menue but it totalls 1100-1300.
Exersices I usually workout about 45 minutes which is either walking 45 minutes OR 5-6 miles on stationary bike,weights,squats,crunches,girly pushups,dancing.I keep hearing great things about the eliptical and since I have one I would like to try that just need to know how long and how much to increase each week?The digital thing doesn't work on it so I don't have clue how much I am doing just how long,any info would be great!Tammy
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Are you exercising every day?
 
Umm - nope - the boys always insisted that certain -umm - emissions were great forms of protein.... since you don't swing that way :) not that there's anyhtig wrong with that -I wonder if there's any documented research on the female variety of that form of emission... I'm sure your wife really won't mind the research - it's for a good cause :)
 
bikinibound said:
I think Blancita and I should start bulking--so we can eat 4000 calories a day...lmao. If only.....:rolleyes:

Hope you have a splendid day, Wooley Mankini Man. ;)
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Yea, bulking isn't all bad. It's nice to stuff yourself every once in a while. :p

And Wooley Mankini Man.....

I like it!

Hahahahaha.
 
Steve said:
Yea, bulking isn't all bad. It's nice to stuff yourself every once in a while. :p

And Wooley Mankini Man.....
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Stuffing yourself and talking about a mankini with this crowd is just asking for trouble...

remember the potato goes in the front :) (punchline to a bad joke :)

An Irishman was in the South of France and could not understand why Pierre had attracted so many girls on the beach and he had attracted no one. So he asked Pierre, "How do you manage to attract all the girls and I attract no one?"

Pierre said, "Take a potato and tuck it in your swimming costume, it drives the women wild."

So the Irishman stuffed a potato in his costume and paraded up and down the beach. After a great many hours, however, he still failed to arouse a woman.

So the Irishman went to see Pierre again and said, "I've tried it Pierre, it doesn't work!"

Pierre took one look at the Irishman and said, "You might try putting the potato in the front of your bathing suit!"
 
Miss Ladybug said:
HOLY MOLY MAL!!!! I did hear it was packed with nutritional value, but of course, that's just hear say!:doh:
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I've experimented plenty with the male variety but ya know i don't ever hear abouot the female variety - you'd think we'd be smarter about it... just sayin' is all :D

It's worth a shot anyhow...
 
maleficent said:
the boys always insisted that certain -umm - emissions were great forms of protein.... -I wonder if there's any documented research on the female variety of that form of emission...
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LOL. Not enough volume in either one to make any difference.

My daughter has a herd of imaginary bunnies, and she makes all the boy bunnies into bunny stew. They'd probably be just as good a protein source. ;)
 
maleficent said:
Umm - nope - the boys always insisted that certain -umm - emissions were great forms of protein.... since you don't swing that way :) not that there's anyhtig wrong with that -I wonder if there's any documented research on the female variety of that form of emission... I'm sure your wife really won't mind the research - it's for a good cause :)
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I've got nothing, hahahaha.

Nor am I doing the research.
 
maleficent said:
Stuffing yourself and talking about a mankini with this crowd is just asking for trouble...

remember the potato goes in the front :) (punchline to a bad joke :)

An Irishman was in the South of France and could not understand why Pierre had attracted so many girls on the beach and he had attracted no one. So he asked Pierre, "How do you manage to attract all the girls and I attract no one?"

Pierre said, "Take a potato and tuck it in your swimming costume, it drives the women wild."

So the Irishman stuffed a potato in his costume and paraded up and down the beach. After a great many hours, however, he still failed to arouse a woman.

So the Irishman went to see Pierre again and said, "I've tried it Pierre, it doesn't work!"

Pierre took one look at the Irishman and said, "You might try putting the potato in the front of your bathing suit!"
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Hehehehe. :rotflmao:
 
maleficent said:
I think someone has seen fatal attraction too many times :)
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Nah, she's 4. I don't know why she picks on the boy bunnies, but it's certainly not helping her efforts in lobbying for a (real) brother.

She also has a bunch of imaginary siblings, mostly girls (4 or 5 of whom have names) but sometimes boys (who never have names). She doesn't kill them off, though.
 
maleficent said:
Stuffing yourself and talking about a mankini with this crowd is just asking for trouble...
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No kidding! Did you see the bulge in that pic he posted a few pages back? Now I'm wondering if it's just a potato. How disappointing...

And Steve, what's with you not wanting to do the research with your wife?? I thought you'd be all over it. ;)

LMAO@the fatal attraction comment, Mal. You are a sick woman--and I like it!
 
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