In the previous article I explained why muscles have different levels of positive and negative strength. Now I’m going to discuss my thoughts on the implications of this for exercise performance. Over the years people have invented a variety of exercise protocols and machines meant to provide greater resistance during the negative portion of an…
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Positive Versus Negative Strength
Over the past year there have been several arguments in high intensity training circles over whether there is a difference between positive (concentric) and negative (eccentric) strength. Some of these have been semantic arguments about the definition of strength, some attempted to provide alternative explanations for the observed difference during test results, some are still…
A Return To The Dark Ages?
If the advent of Nautilus and high intensity strength training in the 1970′s was a renaissance in exercise, the current rising popularity of so-called “functional training” is a return to the dark ages. In her recent New York Times article, Fitness Playgrounds Grow As Machines Go, Courtney Rubin writes, Simple exercises with no-tech equipment (call…
What Do We Know? What Don’t We Know?
I originally posted this to baye.com way back in July of 2004 after joining an e-mail discussion group for people teaching and using the SuperSlow high intensity training protocol. When I mentioned on my Facebook page I was updating and reposting some older articles I received a request specifically for this one, and managed to…
The New UXS Exercise Demo
I recorded a video last night to demonstrate a few of the exercises that can be performed on the newly redesigned UXS (Ultimate Exercise Station): After working out and training people on the original for almost a year I made several improvements to the design. The sides are angled in more to provide a closer…
Strength and Heroism
There is a story in the news about a man and dog who rescued two young girls who fell through the ice into the Saskatchewan river in Edmonton. Adam Shaw was in a nearby park with his family and dog Rocky when he heard the girls scream. He and Rocky ran down to the edge…
Q&A: Rest Between Exercises
Question: How long should I rest between exercises? Answer: It depends on your goals and your current level of conditioning. If you’re just starting out I recommend resting just long enough after an exercise to not feel winded when starting the next. Depending on your condition you may not feel winded at all, especially since your…
Effective Versus Optimal Training Volume and Frequency
How much exercise you should do and how often depends on several factors. Due to genetic differences individuals vary in how much of any kind of physical stress their bodies can tolerate within some time period, and how quickly they recover from and adapt to it. This is also heavily influenced by your diet, how…
What Would Your Future Self Think?
Last week while driving to Melbourne, Florida with my brother Wil for a friend’s bachelor party we started talking about politics. Melbourne is about an hour and a half long drive from Orlando, and the discussion segued from politics to personal responsibility, to health care, to nutrition and diet, to disciplined eating and deferring gratification….
Evidence-Based Resistance Training Recommendations: Part 5
The recent review by James Fisher, James Steele, Stewart Bruce-Low and Dave Smith should be on the “must read” list for everyone with an interest in exercise. In fact, you should download and read it before you read the rest of this post which is the fourth of several commentaries I will be writing on their review….
