When it comes to strength training, only completing part of a rep is far from a shortcut. It's actually a technique called "partial reps." Instead of completing a full extension of a movement, you ...
There are certain rules you should always follow in the gym. Never lift more than you can handle and always wipe down equipment after you use it, for example. But other rules are more flexible ...
Not training with a full range of motion is one of those classic gym faux pas – right up there with not re-racking your weights or doing bicep curls in the squat rack (okay, maybe not quite that bad).
Squats are a key exercise for building muscle in your lower body and core. To make them more effective without weight, experts recommend adding a tempo or partial reps. For even more challenge and ...
Recently, research showed that using the method of 'lengthened partials' post-failure could increase muscle growth by 43.3%. Now, a new study sheds light on whether lengthened partial reps after ...
With all the buzz surrounding the lengthened partial research, the ways in which we can implement these techniques in our training have also garnered significant attention. To perform lengthened ...
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has spent the last year training harder than ever before while packing on even more muscle to play the physically demanding lead role in DC's Black Adam. He recently ...
What if you could add muscle and power to your legs without always struggling through those "ass-to-grass" squats pushed by many trainers? Well, a recent Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research ...
Walk into any hardcore gym in the seventies and you’d see it everywhere. Lifters crowded around a barbell, sleeves rolled tight, fighting through a set of curls that burned so intensely it became a ...