Comments on: STUDY FINDS HOW TO DOUBLE YOUR ARM GAINS

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:37:26 +0000

In reply to Glenn. @Glenn. The variety factor could be playing a role.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 18:27:48 +0000

In reply to JaSoN.

@Jason. 90 would be about mid rage – 90 degree bend in the arms. I think you are thinking about the lock out position at the top – fully extended.

By: Steve McGrath

Steve McGrath — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:53:30 +0000

So, they were only moving through a 45 degree arc from towards the floor to parallel to the floor?

By: Ian R

Ian R — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:12:06 +0000

Does the group doing partials use a higher weight (as I assume would be required to reach failure with a partial rep)?

By: JaSoN

JaSoN — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:50:32 +0000

Mark.. I thought stopping just before 90 degrees was a must as the tension on the triceps falls off at the top or were these guys on a decline bench?

By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:41:55 +0000

I think this primarily works because most subjects probably have been doing a full range of motion their entire life. Instituting this partial range is probably their muscles responding to a new stimulus, not necessarily that partial range works better. It is a good idea to change it up, but I think you’d see similar gains if you had always done partial range of motion and started doing full range.