I’ve been thinking about those people who’ve started using band shorteners for the chest press and triceps press. If in fact there is no tension at the back end of the motion, it seems like a person could do an almost infinite number of partial range reps there. The fact that a person runs out of gas in the partial range suggests that there is in fact tension there, but slight enough that it is not felt until the muscles are exhausted in the rest of the range. I’ve read a few posts, some from Dr Jaquish, that hint that the reason overhead press is more difficult to progress in is that we never really get the band into the lighter resistance. So, if this is the case, wouldn’t gadgets that shorten the bands and create higher resistance in the weaker range make the workout less effective? I am a big enough man that I wouldn’t have to use a shortener anyway. But I’m just thinking out loud.
12 minutes elliptical
Y3 W1 workout 1b, New Beginnings!
Reps (goal 15-40)
-Chest Press 30x240 (blk) diminishing range of motion to fatigue
-Split squats 25x51 (ltgry) diminishing range of motion to fatigue
-Overhead Press 30x64 (wht) diminishing range of motion to fatigue
-Triceps press 25x204 (dkgry) diminishing range of motion to fatigue
-Pull aparts 60 secondsx80 stretch (wht)
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