resistance weight workout question

saj9291113
saj9291113 Posts: 65
edited September 22 in Fitness and Exercise
I've been working out on weight machines for about 7 months now on a daily basis; everyday I ask myself " is it better to make the stack go all the way down and return to starting position or should I get close to the starting position without it touching?"

Thanks
Ryan

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  • izobel
    izobel Posts: 116 Member
    I was told the latter by my trainer and if they do touch that millisecond of rest does make it feel easier, ie less intense and not as productive!
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    I agree with the above response, just wanted to add another point. If you go all the way down with the stack every time, then you risk hyperextention...very painful injury to have to endure. So always keep that joint bent at least a little until you are putting the stack down and moving on.
  • saj9291113
    saj9291113 Posts: 65
    thanks, thats what I think too, but then I think " Am I getting the full motion of the exercise if I don't touch the stack?" So I then start going into circles.
  • saj9291113
    saj9291113 Posts: 65
    I agree with the above response, just wanted to add another point. If you go all the way down with the stack every time, then you risk hyperextention...very painful injury to have to endure. So always keep that joint bent at least a little until you are putting the stack down and moving on.

    Thanks Lya, I workout on weight machines not free weights so I don't feel I have a chance of hyper-exing. I usually try to put the lifted weights 1/10 of a inch to a 1/4 of an inch off of the stack.
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    I agree with the above response, just wanted to add another point. If you go all the way down with the stack every time, then you risk hyperextention...very painful injury to have to endure. So always keep that joint bent at least a little until you are putting the stack down and moving on.

    Thanks Lya, I workout on weight machines not free weights so I don't feel I have a chance of hyper-exing. I usually try to put the lifted weights 1/10 of a inch to a 1/4 of an inch off of the stack.

    Be careful! Cause you do, actually, have that chance at the bottom to hyperextend. I am telling you from personal experience cause I did it a few years back. I never used the free weights at the gym either. In fact, I only use them when I am doing P90X at home.
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