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work in ways it’s not used to. You’ll be attemptingwork in ways it’s not used to. You’ll be attempting something challenging, both mentally and physicall something challenging, both mentally and physically, y,
which can then lead to a fresh perspective when youwhich can then lead to a fresh perspective when you hit the gym for your weight workouts. Even just a hit the gym for your weight workouts. Even just a
handful of classes a month outside your bodybuildinhandful of classes a month outside your bodybuilding pursuits can provide a much-needed reset. g pursuits can provide a much-needed reset.

a standard controlled a standard controlled

down? There’s nothing down? There’s nothing

wrong with that, per se, but wrong with that, per se, but

it’s time to break the it’s time to break the

monotony and try something monotony and try something

new for a few workouts. For new for a few workouts. For

instance, you can do instance, you can do

superslow reps, where you superslow reps, where you

take five seconds or more take five seconds or more

on both the concentric and on both the concentric and

eccentric phase of each rep; eccentric phase of each rep;

that is, 10-second reps. that is, 10-second reps.

Conversely, you may also Conversely, you may also

want to try explosive reps, want to try explosive reps,

where you push through the where you push through the

positive phase forcefully positive phase forcefully

followed by a slow, followed by a slow,

controlled negative. Over controlled negative. Over

time, you’ll want to use time, you’ll want to use

varied speeds throughout varied speeds throughout

your programme, which your programme, which

helps recruit a range of helps recruit a range of

slow-twitch and fast-twitch slow-twitch and fast-twitch

muscle fibres. muscle fibres.

ADJUST

YOUR

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