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It's not my study, I'm just a subject for a friend's masters experiment.
He's getting me to leg press 4x5 at 85% but with a 110% 1RM on the first Eccentric motion. The extra weight is whipped off and I complete the set.
The theory is that it causes a bigger flood of neuro transmitter in the muscles in question, quad and ham, I think it's called acetal coline. This activates more motor units than normal. Once motor neuron units are activated they get activated more easily and as a result your power increases long term.
He's right too, the preliminary data from ECG and a power measuring device show increased activation and power.
In just 3 sessions I've gone from peak power of 1300 to 1500. The effect is more pronounced in other participants, one guy who doesn't really lift shows a 60% improvement in peak power. Which is ridiculous.
Definitely fatigues quicker than usual stuff but fuck me if it ain't real promising. So much so that I'm likely to install this approach to my main lifts every so often
He's getting me to leg press 4x5 at 85% but with a 110% 1RM on the first Eccentric motion. The extra weight is whipped off and I complete the set.
The theory is that it causes a bigger flood of neuro transmitter in the muscles in question, quad and ham, I think it's called acetal coline. This activates more motor units than normal. Once motor neuron units are activated they get activated more easily and as a result your power increases long term.
He's right too, the preliminary data from ECG and a power measuring device show increased activation and power.
In just 3 sessions I've gone from peak power of 1300 to 1500. The effect is more pronounced in other participants, one guy who doesn't really lift shows a 60% improvement in peak power. Which is ridiculous.
Definitely fatigues quicker than usual stuff but fuck me if it ain't real promising. So much so that I'm likely to install this approach to my main lifts every so often