Guest guest Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Fred said: " I also do " reps " and by that I mean that I do a number of the same exercise, holding each for the allotted 7 to 10 seconds before releasing. " The reason I asked, is because there's no mention of " reps " on the exercise chart. Best, Tim --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0453-1, 31/12/2004 Tested on: 01/01/2005 07:40:29 avast! - copyright © 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 In the 1980 manual, an advanced method is to do the full movement without holding the pose or contraction for six times and then to hold it for 7 seconds on the seventh time (or rep). From experience, I would say that this would be to really apply a workout to the muscles involved. After a certain development, it seems that the 7 second hold is no longer enough stimulus (for further growth?), so pre-exhausting (a weight training term?) the muscles with 6 non-hold reps will add stress to stimulate further development in addition to the seventh rep which is held for 7 seconds. Another note: different isometric procedures have varying recommendations ranging from 6 to 15 seconds. An old BW manual recommends going up to 15 seconds as advanced training without the initial 6 non-hold reps. So 7 seconds is not really a " strict " requirement. Gerry > > > I've just purchased an X5 on ebay, which came with an exercise > (multi-gym) chart. > > Am I correct in thinking that I should only hold each pose for 7 > seconds (no reps). > > I've searched the posts and found that some people (probably more > advanced) use reps. > > TIA, > Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 In the 1980 manual, an advanced method is to do the full movement without holding the pose or contraction for six times and then to hold it for 7 seconds on the seventh time (or rep). From experience, I would say that this would be to really apply a workout to the muscles involved. After a certain development, it seems that the 7 second hold is no longer enough stimulus (for further growth?), so pre-exhausting (a weight training term?) the muscles with 6 non-hold reps will add stress to stimulate further development in addition to the seventh rep which is held for 7 seconds. Another note: different isometric procedures have varying recommendations ranging from 6 to 15 seconds. An old BW manual recommends going up to 15 seconds as advanced training without the initial 6 non-hold reps. So 7 seconds is not really a " strict " requirement. Gerry > > > I've just purchased an X5 on ebay, which came with an exercise > (multi-gym) chart. > > Am I correct in thinking that I should only hold each pose for 7 > seconds (no reps). > > I've searched the posts and found that some people (probably more > advanced) use reps. > > TIA, > Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 For further strength development, I am aware of no research which suggests that multiple holds at the same joint angle is any more effective that simple 7 second holds at varying joint angles. On the contrary, it would suggest stagnation (kind of like lifting the same weight over and over actually keeps you stuck at that weight. That is why weight lifters " wave " their poundages to avoid plateaus). For MASS developement, this multiple hold approach may work, although, there is some research that suggests that the longer hold approach is superior in this respect. Bottom line is that I have yet to see any data that supports the multiple hold approach for strength development. > > > > > > I've just purchased an X5 on ebay, which came with an exercise > > (multi-gym) chart. > > > > Am I correct in thinking that I should only hold each pose for 7 > > seconds (no reps). > > > > I've searched the posts and found that some people (probably more > > advanced) use reps. > > > > TIA, > > Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 For further strength development, I am aware of no research which suggests that multiple holds at the same joint angle is any more effective that simple 7 second holds at varying joint angles. On the contrary, it would suggest stagnation (kind of like lifting the same weight over and over actually keeps you stuck at that weight. That is why weight lifters " wave " their poundages to avoid plateaus). For MASS developement, this multiple hold approach may work, although, there is some research that suggests that the longer hold approach is superior in this respect. Bottom line is that I have yet to see any data that supports the multiple hold approach for strength development. > > > > > > I've just purchased an X5 on ebay, which came with an exercise > > (multi-gym) chart. > > > > Am I correct in thinking that I should only hold each pose for 7 > > seconds (no reps). > > > > I've searched the posts and found that some people (probably more > > advanced) use reps. > > > > TIA, > > Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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