Starting Strength Coach Nick Delgadillo talks about the progression of the basic barbell lifts during the programming lecture at a Starting Strength Seminar.
Is he saying that the time constant of the exponential decay is smaller for the press because is uses smaller muscles?
Originally Posted by Lasse Høi Is he saying that the time constant of the exponential decay is smaller for the press because is uses smaller muscles? I don't think he actually gets to the "why" in this video.
Originally Posted by Lasse Høi Is he saying that the time constant of the exponential decay is smaller for the press because is uses smaller muscles? Yes.
Originally Posted by jfsully I don't think he actually gets to the "why" in this video. Yes, he does. At 2:45. The press uses smaller muscles and the entire body as a stabilizer for the long kinetic chain.
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