tempo

[appleali]

i know I am soooooo stupid when it comes to exercise.... What does tempo mean? When you are suppose to do an exercise what does it mean when the tempo is 311 or 222? Is that like a code or counting or something?

[Patricia]

Say a bench is 201

2 seconds down, zero pause, 1 second up

[appleali]

Thank you !thank you!! Thank you!!! You look great by the way!! Love the pics. I saw them in your journal!:lifter:

[Inatic]

From something Venuto wrote:


For example:
4030 tempo =
4 = 4 second eccentric (negative/lower wt)
0 = 0 second pause in stretch pos (bottom)
3 = 3 second concentric (positive/lift wt)
0 = 0 second pause in contract pos (top)

[appleali]

Hey, funny, I just got his newsletter... I should go read that now:hehe: