Waynes own emg studys fast reps = more force/tension on the muscles
Dear all,
[b]Several months back, we had many debates on the force/strength that was used by the muscles, and thus the tension put on them. Some people said the total force output from the muscles were the same in the below fast and slow rep/s, I said the force or muscle activation was far higher in the fast, thus more tension on the muscles. SO AFTER WELL OVER 6 YEARS HERE OF DEBATING AND OVER AT ELLINGTON’S, HOME OF HIT. I DECIDED TO BUY AN EMG MACHINE.
It was like this.
Wight used roughly 80%
Fast, 6 reps at .5/.5 = 6 seconds, or/and 24 reps at .5/.5 = 24 seconds.
Slow, 1 rep at 3/3 = 6 seconds, or/and 4 reps at 3/3 = 24 seconds.
Some thought they could work it out with paper physics, but forgot to add in many variables, I did not.
Got my EMG. I will have to have a very good read first, however, I put {its a dual channel EMG} two pads on my Forearm, and did a very crude test, did very fast wrist curls for the set time, was about 15 seconds, then did very slow wrist curls for the set time, was about 15 seconds.
Fast = average work = 55.3 ?V RMS {root-mean-square}
Slow = average work = 42.2 ?V RMS {root-mean-square}
Pretty much what I or most people would expect.
Will try a few slow and fast leg extensions later tonight.
Get back to you when more detailed studies/tests have been taken. [/b]
Wayne