Date: 2009-03-02 07:10 Adult Voyeur:
I'm sorry, I am not quite sure I understand what is meant by 'three seperate
ranges of motion'. I am curious as to the actual physical requirement of this.
Lets say we are targeting the triceps. There is only one range of motion here, a
straight line from the arm being extended to the arm being fully bent. Do you
mean three different exersises for the one group in one session? for instance-
solar plex push ups, french press and a rearward dumb-bell raise would be three
different exersises for the one group. If this is not what you mean can you
please explain what you mean by 3 different ranges of motion in terms of what a
session would look like?
Ok, the tricep is usually worked in one range of motion by the typical person.
The fitness consultants that work for me will have you do differrent. For
instance, the mid range is the working range. This is the range of motion where
you lift the heaviest weight. Your pushing as much as you can for the reps you
need for the desired type of muscle you wish to build. Next would be the stretch
range of motion. Lighter weight is used because we are putting the muscle and
joint in a position that it could be easily injured. If we control the motion
and use the proper segment alignments no injury will occure. This range of
motion is used to fool the brain into realesing more growth hormone because the
body is registering injury. This is due to the fact that the muscle is twitching
rappidly at its fullest stretched range. This phenomenon is just part of our
physiology. Now the final range is the contracted range of motion. This is where
we devolope the most tone. This also forms the peaks that help make the muscle
more visable. Again you will be using lighter weight so you can concentrate on
the muscle getting a full and correct contractoin. Very controlled and slower
than the mid range. I hope this helps. Typically people do three sets on each
muscle. This way we get between 6 and 9 sets on each muscle.Owner
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