Slow Reps at Heavy Weight

Hi Coach,

I was informed today by one of the trainers at the gym that I should lighten the weight I lift because my lift speed is too slow.

It can take upwards of 10 seconds for me to complete the rep when I am lifting heavy loads. This generally occurs when I am doing "limit" singles for my workout.

Is this something new regarding bar speed or is this just nonsense?

I remember back in the '80s when the buzz was about "time under tension" but there it was at the other extreme of non-limit loads being lifted in a very slow fashion. As an aside, that did nothing for me in terms of strength but did make me very sore.

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Originally Posted by franklie

I was informed today by one of the trainers at the gym that I should lighten the weight I lift because he is a pussy and I am intimidating his narrow, candy ass.

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Fixed that for you.

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Originally Posted by Mark Rippetoe

Fixed that for you.

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^^ This is great!

My personal suggestion: next time he talks out of his ass, you should lift it up very slowly and then throw him across the room.

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Originally Posted by franklie

that I should lighten the weight I lift because my lift speed is too slow.

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RPE7 would be much better?

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Originally Posted by franklie

It can take upwards of 10 seconds for me to complete the rep when I am lifting heavy loads. This generally occurs when I am doing "limit" singles for my workout.

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RPE10 ?

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Originally Posted by franklie

Is this something new regarding bar speed or is this just nonsense?

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The RPEs are nonsense , but some think you can program around them.

Perhaps going the full monty and getting on a machine and adopting a Super Slow^TM protocol will be your shit hot ticket to gainzzz.