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MOVE
YoYour muscles
arare naturally
ststronger in the
nenegative phase
ofof a rep. In other
wowords, you can
hahandle more
ovoverall weight
whwhen lowering
it tit than when
liftlifting it. Take
adadvantage of
ththis greater
foforce production
byby incorporating
a na negative-only
seset or two for
eaeach body part,
whwhere a partner
asassists through
ththe positive
rerep, and then
yoyou take the
nenegative slowly
anand under full
cocontrol.
PaParticularly
gogood exercises
fofor negatives
incinclude bench
prpresses, seated
prpresses,
pupulldowns, leg
prpresses, biceps
cucurls, and
FrFrench presses.
07
LOWER
THE BAR
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patterns, can change your perspective and help snappatterns, can change your perspective and help snap you out of a rut. you out of a rut.