What is the difference between slowly weightlifting and quicker weight lifting?

Question

which one is better.how shoud it works...which is better...what ...how...why...

Answer 1

First, please let me say that weight lifting is not a science. The make-up of different genes is key is muscle development; especially in muscle mass. Everyone can make gains, but the amount of gains is based on:

a. Genetics
b. Weight training program
c. Body fat v.s. muscle mass

Now, in the early days of weight training, Dave Draper, Steve Reeves, Charles Atlas and others designed the 3 sets of 10 reps
system. This system was the ground work for modern day weight training. It was really until Arnold got really involved in body building, did people experiment with how many sets, how many reps, etc. etc.

With allot of research, statistics, and comparing weight training with olympic weight lifters and body-builders, we learned that 3sets of 10 reps was not the best way to build muscle size, strength and endurance.

Fact is that in order for your muscles to condition/strengthen/or get bigger, the following must happen:

1. Lift the weight more (reps)
2. Lift the weight more often (sets)
3. Lift heavier weights

Now, we lift weights as follows:

1. Allot of reputitions will build only muscle endurance, and any reputition over 15 may become a cardio exercise. Also, allot of reps means lighter weight.

2. Medium reps (8 - 10) build muscle size and strength. With this technique you can use heavier weights. The number of sets is imporant in that you can do 6 sets of 5 reps in which the weight will be higher than 3 sets of 8 reps.

3. Low reps (4 - 6) builds muscle strength and muscle mass, and muscle strength and muscle mass = bigger muscles.
In this technique, you are now using HEAVY weights, and are doing 4 to 6 sets of 4 to 6 reps. (Power Builder)

Now for your questions "Is slow better than Fast".

Absolutely. If you an move the weight up and down real fast, then your using momentum and not really using your muscles. Also this is where the tendons and joints fail to gain strength, and injuries WILL result.

Medium to Slow is the best way.

Medium is 2 seconds up/1 second hold (Squeeze) and 1 second down.

Slow is 2 seconds up/2 seconds hold (Squeeze) and 2 seconds down.

I hope this helps.

Answer 2

Wow!Weigh lifting isn't a science.Where did that come from?Weight lifting and muscular make up are in fact based in science.The best way to incorporate both principles is to move slowly during the negative phase(eccentric) then perform the rest of the rep with great speed activating the myotatic reflex (stretch shorten or plyometrics).Moving slowly through the negative will increase micotrauma because the primary degree of microtrauma takes place during the negative.This is where delayed onset muscle soreness comes from and the repair of the microtrauma results in hypertrophy.The same techniques that I've outlined can increase speed,size and power by improving white(fast twitch) muscle fiber.Nope,no science there.Look up any of the key words I've used for more info or you can check out that same copied and pasted link up above.I'm so sick of that answer!

Answer 3

Slow and fast give you different results....

Slow and heavy builds big muscles

Fast and light tones your flab, but you won't look bulky

Answer 4

slowly it builds your muscle better and quicker less chance to strain your muscle