Bodyweight workouts and 'time under tension'
Options

upgetupgetup
Posts: 749 Member
Anyone have experience with really exploiting these?
I'm staying away from weights for a while (please don't hassle me, will go back when I know what's up with my body), and am looking at ways to increase intensity, while not going over 15 reps.
Any estimations on roughly how much additional stress eg a quad gets with time? For eg a 3 second descent into a single leg squat, hold at lowest point for 3 seconds, and 3 s back up? Or, same length of time held at midpoints of the movements?
As advised by Alwyn Cosgrove in "Your Body is a Barbell":
http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/your-body-is-a-barbell-no-dumbbells-no-barbells-no-problem/
I'm staying away from weights for a while (please don't hassle me, will go back when I know what's up with my body), and am looking at ways to increase intensity, while not going over 15 reps.
Any estimations on roughly how much additional stress eg a quad gets with time? For eg a 3 second descent into a single leg squat, hold at lowest point for 3 seconds, and 3 s back up? Or, same length of time held at midpoints of the movements?
As advised by Alwyn Cosgrove in "Your Body is a Barbell":
http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/your-body-is-a-barbell-no-dumbbells-no-barbells-no-problem/
0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 396.6K Introduce Yourself
- 44.2K Getting Started
- 260.8K Health and Weight Loss
- 176.3K Food and Nutrition
- 47.6K Recipes
- 232.8K Fitness and Exercise
- 449 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.7K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153.3K Motivation and Support
- 8.3K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.5K Chit-Chat
- 2.6K Fun and Games
- 4.5K MyFitnessPal Information
- 16 News and Announcements
- 18 MyFitnessPal Academy
- 1.4K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 3K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions