Isometrics? I don’t think that’s what those guys are meaning to do

Apr 21, 2021
9:44:47am

hansel All-American

but isometrics have a lot of value. But iso would involve basically no range of motion and just hard contraction. I’ve not seen them implemented in the ways you’re describing though.

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Is there some sort of lifting philosophy I am not aware of where basically you hold tension for a long time but have

Slim Truly Addicted User

4/21/21 9:29am

Yes, there is probably a lifting philosophy for that, and it’s stupid.

k-ace

4/21/21 9:30am

Agreed. Maybe they did negatives at some point and changed it to that.

Cougero

4/21/21 9:32am

When I see these guys I think maybe some people DO need to be stretching. Because they are certainly not maintaining

Slim

4/21/21 9:32am

RE: When I see these guys I think maybe some people DO need to be stretching.

kotacoug

4/21/21 9:38am

Elementary. They're called bro reps, plain and simple. Cheating, laziness, etc.

gangbusters

4/21/21 9:32am

How about half squats?

WorfoSAUR

4/21/21 9:44am

I would always call those deep knee cricks (from Garfield comic strip)

Cougero

4/21/21 9:47am

I always wonder if they’re just trying to pump blood into their muscles for show

Big Daddy D

4/21/21 9:44am

Isometrics? I don’t think that’s what those guys are meaning to do

hansel

4/21/21 9:44am

75% of the time it is probably laziness.

JuicyJam

4/21/21 9:45am

I guess look at the dude.

CarolinaCoug

4/21/21 9:52am

Whi i think youre being funny,static lifts are a real thing for performance gain

CarolinaCoug

4/21/21 9:49am

It’s just that they do every single lift this way. I’ve never seen these individuals lift any other way. My gym is not

Slim

4/21/21 9:51am

Are they doing something like 21's? Where they do 7 reps from top to half

CarolinaCoug

4/21/21 10:05am

Any of those are possibilities. I don’t want to talk to them to ask haha

Slim

4/21/21 10:15am

🤣🤣😁

CarolinaCoug

4/21/21 11:21am

Time under tension is a real thing like planks or yoga.

Kama'aina

4/21/21 9:54am

All I know is one of the best workouts you can do is the leg press. The key is to stack as many plates on it as your

Zach Morris

4/21/21 10:25am

You forgot two key things: (1) grunting with each rep sufficiently loud to be heard above the hip hop music and (2)

SingleStrapBackpack

4/21/21 10:56am

For example....

BYU Grounds

4/21/21 12:44pm

Nope nope nope. Not clicking the play button on that. Nope.

SingleStrapBackpack

4/21/21 12:54pm

You should. It was like an amazing magic trick.

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