Is there such training

nomuscle · 12-02-2005, 10:58 PM

Is this consider a training like When you Lets just say your benching and you just hold bar up Like when you do your rep and you go up and you just hold it there intil you cant hold it any more?

**powerman2000** · 12-02-2005, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by nomuscle

Is this consider a training like When you Lets just say your benching and you just hold bar up Like when you do your rep and you go up and you just hold it there intil you cant hold it any more?

Its called "static hold' training and its bunk.

Some guy named Pete Scisco made a fortune ripping off peeps with his e-book that claimed his static hold workouts will build massive amounts of muscle and burn fat better than any other training protocol known to man or science.

Static hold methods do have there place as a shocking method only. By that I mean you can use a static hold, for example, at the end of a DB benchpress exercise on your last rep. Instead of simply putting the DBs down after your last rep has been completed you would hold the DBs as long as you could at the top of the movement. While doing this you would also focus on squeezing and flexing your pecs during that time.

LaggingBiceps · 12-02-2005, 11:44 PM

I was about to buy that book beofre i went to bb.com and here....lol

**powerman2000** · 12-02-2005, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by LaggingBiceps

I was about to buy that book beofre i went to bb.com and here....lol

I'm glad he didn't get any of your money.

**DJSTARER** · 12-03-2005, 12:09 AM

Yup... powerman is right on with this one. It is one thing to have slow eccentric moves (which can build some mass AND definately shocks your CNS), and another to simply hold at a mid-point. Like Powerman said, using mid-point statics and resistant negatives are great for muscle fatigue at the end of a final set.... but you shouldn't use it as a training method.

Don't forget your multi

geoffsherman · 12-03-2005, 12:38 AM

The only area where I would use static holds would be for your forearms. They are very effective for growing those muscles, but that is about it.

**powerman2000** · 12-03-2005, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DJSTARER

Yup... powerman is right on with this one.

I'm always right.

LaggingBiceps · 12-03-2005, 04:30 AM

I would only use it for a schocking method. One thing I heard, was that it really messes up your joints.

12-02-2005, 10:58 PM	#1
nomuscle Amateur Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 79 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	Is there such training Is this consider a training like When you Lets just say your benching and you just hold bar up Like when you do your rep and you go up and you just hold it there intil you cant hold it any more?

12-03-2005, 12:09 AM	#5
DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 4,142 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 116	Yup... powerman is right on with this one. It is one thing to have slow eccentric moves (which can build some mass AND definately shocks your CNS), and another to simply hold at a mid-point. Like Powerman said, using mid-point statics and resistant negatives are great for muscle fatigue at the end of a final set.... but you shouldn't use it as a training method. Don't forget your multi __________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

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12-02-2005, 11:44 PM	#3
LaggingBiceps Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 246 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 6	I was about to buy that book beofre i went to bb.com and here....lol

12-03-2005, 12:38 AM	#6
geoffsherman Pro Stature Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 194 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	The only area where I would use static holds would be for your forearms. They are very effective for growing those muscles, but that is about it.

12-03-2005, 04:30 AM	#8
LaggingBiceps Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 246 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 6	I would only use it for a schocking method. One thing I heard, was that it really messes up your joints.