Posts

Showing posts with the label partial reps

Popular topics

Show more

Barbell Squats - Research Update: Bar Placement, ROM and Muscle Activation | Plus: What's 'Best' for Strength & Size?

Written by | published on
Image
Where on your traps you place the bar makes a huge difference in biomechanics. This is not the first article in which I try to shed the light of science on the effects of full vs. partial squats. The effect of where you place the bar during the barbell back squat, however, hasn't been addressed in detail in previous SuppVersity articles. In fact, I would guess that the novices among the SuppVersity  readers may not even be aware that where you place the bar on your traps may significantly affect your biomechanics and, eventually, your training outcomes. Learn more about the squat and related exercises at the SuppVersity Partial Squat = Full Strength 100 Body Weight Squats ➯ Jacked Discontinue Sets Up Your Gais Full ROM ➯ Full Gains! Full-Body vs. Split for Athletes Squat, Bench, Deadlift for Gainz As Glassbrook et al. (2017) point out in their latest paper, there are two different variations of the back-squat, differentiated by the placement of the barb...
Read full article »

Partial Reps, Full Strength? For Squats, Combining Both via Block Periodization Yields Greater Strength Gains During the Early Phase of the Movement in Trained Gymrats

Written by | published on
Image
Not full or partial, but full and partial squats will yield maximal performance increases in trained athletes. In a recent study from the East Tennessee State and the California Lutheran University researchers were able to show the common wisdom that only full reps would guarantee full development is true, but not the be-all and end-all of strength training wisdom. When it comes to strength gains on squats, incorporating partial lifts - something that is common practice among strength trainers, anyway (Harris. 2000; Stone. 2000; Clark. 2008 & 2011), is in fact an effective training method for improving maximal strength and early force-time curve characteristics in men with previous strength training experience. Learn more about building muscle and strength at www.suppversity.com Tri- or Multi-Set Training for Body Recomp.? Alternating Squat & Blood Pressure - Productive? Pre-Exhaustion Exhausts Your Growth Potential Exercise not Intensity Variation for Max...
Read full article »
Disclaimer:The information provided on this website is for informational purposes only. It is by no means intended as professional medical advice. Do not use any of the agents or freely available dietary supplements mentioned on this website without further consultation with your medical practitioner.