North Coast Miller
Level 9 Valued Member
@marvinthemartian
After a year plus doing these I am 100% convinced the return from doing these other than at long muscle length using a single joint angle is probably not worth the additional time.
I would also spin these out a bit, MVC iso every day is going to get difficult mentally and physically.
Currently I am running an isometric/isotonic hybrid, an approach I’ve wanted to do for years but never was able to manage the technical aspect and keep it simple.
In a nutshell, one 20sec isometric, a 10sec break, just long enough to transition to a sandbag, and AMRAP in 25 seconds with a 50% (roughly) 1RM load performed rapidly - between 8 and 15 reps depending on the lift.
Two of those and finish with a 30sec isometric hold, giving myself a minute between “sets” and two minutes between exercises. This is giving me a nice hypertrophic fizz while high tension remains the star of the show. So far so good.
After a year plus doing these I am 100% convinced the return from doing these other than at long muscle length using a single joint angle is probably not worth the additional time.
I would also spin these out a bit, MVC iso every day is going to get difficult mentally and physically.
Currently I am running an isometric/isotonic hybrid, an approach I’ve wanted to do for years but never was able to manage the technical aspect and keep it simple.
In a nutshell, one 20sec isometric, a 10sec break, just long enough to transition to a sandbag, and AMRAP in 25 seconds with a 50% (roughly) 1RM load performed rapidly - between 8 and 15 reps depending on the lift.
Two of those and finish with a 30sec isometric hold, giving myself a minute between “sets” and two minutes between exercises. This is giving me a nice hypertrophic fizz while high tension remains the star of the show. So far so good.