75% of the time it is probably laziness.

Apr 21, 2021
9:45:08am

JuicyJam Truly Addicted User

But I think there is something to the time under tension(so no rest points at the top or bottom), and keeping strain off your joints when locking out. Short ranges of motion seem pretty common for legit bodybuilders.

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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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