Less thinking more lifting.
Professor onis mental masturbation.
Less thinking more lifting.
power = time (speed) x force (strength). In the same way in automotive/mechanical engineering power = rpm x torque
For a lifter that is not highly skilled, speed work allows development of technique via reps and volume without the stress of maximal work. This effect alone probably makes it worth while?
There seems to be some research (I'm not going to go looking for citation right now) indicating ramping up with maximum speed stimulates/primes the nervous system for efficient motor recruitment. For this reason I like to use speed work as my warmup, regardless of what else I might be doing.
Personally, I can certainly quantity the effects of speed work one way. Prior to doing it, anything above ~80% 1RM bar speed would slow quite significantly. Now that threshold is more like 90-95%.
I can now bang out much more volume before fatiguing in the higher % range, though it may not have anything to do with speed work.
I know all about speed training, do i think it's necessary for people who have not hit a certain threshold? No.
Hence, less thinking more lifting.
Volume and speed work are not one in the same. using 45% of your max is not going to be all that beneficial for learning the lift once the load starts to increase. Doing 40kg speed squats won't help you learn to squat with 90kg if your max is 100. Does that make sense (tired and not sure if it makes sense).For a lifter that is not highly skilled, speed work allows development of technique via reps and volume without the stress of maximal work. This effect alone probably makes it worth while for novices/intermediates?
I thought most people did this, but training for speed is different to using speed to warm up.There seems to be some research (I'm not going to go looking for citation right now) indicating ramping up with maximum speed stimulates/primes the nervous system for efficient motor recruitment. For this reason I like to use speed work as my warmup, regardless of what else I might be doing.
Doing 40kg speed squats won't help you learn to squat with 90kg if your max is 100. Does that make sense (tired and not sure if it makes sense).
My head hurts
In simple terms
Is is possible to "get faster" at lifting through lifting 50% as fast as possible
Or are the benefits from a low stress workout that reinforces technique
Absolutely but you're talking about just beginners which is only half the picture
What if you squat 300kg? Does speed work make your lifts "faster" at all? Or are you just reinforcing good technique while having a break from heavy loading? IE are you "training speed" or are you "training the lift"?
If you're faster from the floor, do you miss higher? I've never seen so. People tend to miss in the same place every time unless technique changes (raw). Surely you just got stronger?
Is rate of force development a trainable skill?
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