Resurrecting an old thread to ask a related question:
I'm just beginning Strength 3 and have definitely noticed significant strength gains as I've worked my way through Strength 1 and 2. I've been trying to observe the recommended tempos, but to even come close to a 1-second concentric on, say, low-rep squats, I'd have to use about HALF the weight I'm using. I still go down at a 2-second eccentric, but my concentric sometimes takes 3 seconds or more!
Lisa wrote: "A slow concentric in this case may simply be a factor of a heavy load." I get it. I guess what I'm wondering is: Would I have gained a similar amount of strength by cutting that weight in half and really powering that 1-second concentric?
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