Rachel Crass' Post-Spinal Surgery Rehab/Training Log

[Callador]

Who are the haters?

I think a small study would be helpful. Though I think your design parameters are poor. We should ask some of the more scientific minded folks for suggestions.

What Rachel said. I wasn't designing an experiment with that post, I was just shooting out ideas.

[rumblefish]

arcs incorporate more muscle mass but for a shorter time, so arcs dont result in the hypertrophic gains on vertical pulls. arcs result in the force being passed quickly between muscle groups so not everything is firong "all out" throughout the lift.

i guess i should have clarified "more muscle" to = "more hypertrophy" and "things working at the same time" in areas like the hamstrings and back.

sorry :/

But that does not seem to align with the kettle bell argument. Which (I thought) was, "rotating a weight about an axis reduces the force needed to accelerate the weight"

[Rachel Crass]

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[Jamie J. Skibicki]

Sorry. Why do YOU care about the total length of the lift?

[rumblefish]

If there is an advantage to inserting rotational force into the lift, wouldn't a more exaggerated arc provide more benefit? But I thought that the more elite athletes have bar paths approaching closer to vertical? Wouldn't they be able to lift more by inserting sweeping arc, first towards, then away from their bodies?

[Rachel Crass]

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[Jamie J. Skibicki]

So what are we arguing then, best bar bath or athlete preferred bar path?

[Rachel Crass]

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