Hi Stan, I have 2 questions regarding training. Please help ! :)
Hi Stan, you got excellent symmetry and perfect muscle separation. I think you are the right one who can give me the best answer. So here my questions are
1) SHould you concentrate on isolating the targeted muscle during an exercise? For example, during bench press, should you try as much as you can to stop triceps and delts from getting involved. In other word, should you try to only use your pecs to lift?The reason I ask is becuz I normally bench 275lbs for 8 reps, moderate speed on positive phase and slow on negative phase, proper form. But recently I tried to focus on only using pecs to bench ( keep tri's and delts from getting involved) I could only bench 185lbs for 8 reps and it works better cuz I can tell from the pain on the next day. But in common sense if you wanna grow you have to lift heavy, so I am confused. Which way is better ? lift heavy or lift light (relatively) and focus on isolating the targeted muscle.
2) On positive phase of an exercise should you lift with moderate speed (under control) or contract targeted muscle with explosiveness (I think needless to say going slow on negative phase is undisputed, correct me please if Im wrong )
Please help ! Thanks a lot.
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