Should You Lift Fast Or Slow to Build Muscle?
No doubt in the course of your exploration into bodybuilding you have encountered numerous pieces of advice or questions from fellow lifters wanting to advise on, or wanting advice on, repetition speed. To put those new to bodybuilding in the loop a little, a repetition is a single lift performed through a full range of motion, from beginning to full contraction, back to the beginning again. Different repetition methods give different results, and the tempo of a lift can have a very noticeable effect on the outcome - depending upon what your goals are. In bodybuilding, it's all about the muscle mass and not about how strong you are. It's perfectly possible to build a lot of muscle mass without becoming a great deal stronger, and it's also possible to get a lot stronger without building any more muscle mass. I'm assuming you want to increase muscle mass and strength increases are secondary, so I'll advise you about repetition speed based upon this assumption. Bodybu...