Lifting speed

justinrye

How fast do you lift? Do you do your reps at a moderate controlled speed or do you go faster. Tonight I tried going faster which I felt I had a little more pump and momentum to get through.

jemhh

Moderate controlled. I try to focus on feeling the muscle work rather than just moving the weight.

rileyes

I do both explosive and controlled.

ETA: explosive lifting allows you to lift more weight and it transfers well to sports.

cgvet37

Squeeze on the positive, control the negative.

sarahkw04

When I'm powerlifting, we're all about speed AND control - the trainers are big on making sure our form is good, but also encourage momentum. It's a bit of a mind trip for me as when I go into the barre studio to teach or take a class, I'm telling students to use their own resistance. Such good cross training!

lorrpb

Slow!

Willbenchforcupcakes

Whatever tempo is in my programming. Typically controlled explosiveness, at least on the big three.

SonyaCele

i do both. One workout is max effort, heavy. The next workout is speed/dynamic for explosive strength with lower weight.