question about the reps in HST

[wellcallmeroo62]

can we make use of Eccentric and Isometric contractions as well as concentric?
like slow up. reallllllly slow down (like a negative) with a pause in the middle. so like
up (slow)
down (slower)
pause halfway
down (slower)
repeat
or is this not necessary or unbeneficial in the whole progressive load system?

http://muscle.ucsd.edu/musintro/contractions.shtml

 

[tdawg_33]

Doing this on a regular basis will just add unnecessary strain to the CNS. Going too slow is obviously going to limit the amount of weight that you could have normally used with a normal cadence. Being in control of the weight is really all that matters in the long run. Just keep tension on the muscles and don't let gravity take over.