| ▲ | amelius 6 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
How about making muscles fail by stretching them under load? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | mrob 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depending on what you mean by "fail" and "stretching", that sounds a lot like eccentric training [0] (a.k.a. "negatives"). It's effective but notorious for causing delayed onset muscle soreness. I trained myself to do pull-ups using this method, repeatedly lowering myself in a controlled motion from the top position while I was too weak to actually pull myself up. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | jimbo808 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sounds like a great way to injure yourself, also would only work for eccentric motion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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