This Q&A is a response to several questions I’ve recently received. Since they’re all related I’m going to answer them together. Since intentionally moving slowly during exercise involves less than a maximum effort wouldn’t it reduce motor unit recruitment and the effectiveness of the exercise? No. Motor unit recruitment is determined by the amount of force…
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Exercises, Equipment Modes and Rep Duration: The Question of Superiority
I just received the following article from Ken Mannie, head strength and conditioning coach at Michigan State University, with permission to post it here. Exercises, Equipment Modes and Rep Duration: The Question of Superiority by Ken Mannie The training landscape is in a state of continual flux, and the ongoing changes, updates, and emergence of…
