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Old 07-26-2003, 07:57 PM   #9 (permalink)
Rodney
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I suggested partials in part because I developed some joint after 10-15 years of lifting (I'm no giant, I just like it), and some of the biomechanics experts I read talked against going all the way down because of the mechanical strain on the joints. All I know is that 20 years on I'm still at it and a lot of the guys I started with dropped out with injuries or just got too creaky. Most of the older guys I've talked to who still try to lift heavy, lift in unconventional ways -- super-slow, slow-negatives, partials, or combinations of all the above.

What I didn't mention, which can be done, is to do a short partial for the bottom part of the range only, with a lighter weight. If you want to get crazy, you can do it as a super-slow rep, either on the positive stroke or the negative.
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