Partial Reps
Partial reps – do you do them? Should you even bother? Find out whether partial reps are effective for building strength and muscle size and what place they can have in your workout.
Doing a partial rep sounds like cheating – but many bodybuilders include partial reps as part of their routine. How do partials compare to full reps for building strength and muscle size?
Unfortunately, your muscles adapt to training over a period of time. That’s when you have to introduce new challenges to make them work harder and push them a little beyond failure. Here are five advanced strength-training techniques that allow you to do that.
When you first started weight training, you probably stuck to mostly full range-of-motion reps, but as you progress you may look for ways to work your muscles differently in hopes of gaining more strength. One alternative is to do partial reps where you work a muscle or muscle group through only a portion of its range-of-motion. Are there benefits to doing this?
Have you reached a strength plateau? If so, it’s time to add some variety to your weight training routine. Here are five ways to do it.
