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 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Thanks for the extra info Gerry. Best, Tim --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0453-1, 31/12/2004 Tested on: 02/01/2005 12:02:21 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 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Thanks for the extra info Gerry. Best, Tim --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0453-1, 31/12/2004 Tested on: 02/01/2005 12:02:21 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 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 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. Just a clarification. The manual does not say multiple holds. Rather, several full-range, non-hold reps, and only the last rep is held for seven seconds. This is the section in Intensive Training. To quote: " Isotonic Exercise: Perform a series of 6-8 repeats, slowly exerting and relaxing the pressure. Hold the pressure on the last repeat for 7 seconds. Performance of a second series will accelerate your results. Isotonic training gives extra benefits in endurance, stamina, and muscle coordination. " (page 57) As for actual studies, I, too, am not aware of any for isometric exercise, but this type of pre-exhaustion/warm-up is common in weight training. Gerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 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. Just a clarification. The manual does not say multiple holds. Rather, several full-range, non-hold reps, and only the last rep is held for seven seconds. This is the section in Intensive Training. To quote: " Isotonic Exercise: Perform a series of 6-8 repeats, slowly exerting and relaxing the pressure. Hold the pressure on the last repeat for 7 seconds. Performance of a second series will accelerate your results. Isotonic training gives extra benefits in endurance, stamina, and muscle coordination. " (page 57) As for actual studies, I, too, am not aware of any for isometric exercise, but this type of pre-exhaustion/warm-up is common in weight training. Gerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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