Is Feeling The Movement More Important Than Weight Used?

[Andrewgen_Receptors]

Which do you personally believe is more important for driving muscle growth?

1. Feeling the movement (mind muscle connection)
2. Using more weight (forcing motor recruitment via increased load)

And why?

*let's assume intensity - or proximity to failure - is kept the same.

 

[Machforce1]

Feeling the muscle stretch and contract under a load, controlled movements, slow eccentric, pause/hold the stretch...at least for me, these techniques work better than just tossing around heavy ass weight. Reduces the risk of injury as well.

 

[Valdosta]

weight. u can do bicep curls with air and feel it. good luck on growing from em though

 

[eazy_]

resident heave, ho'r checking in

 

[Bolan]

Can I vote for both?

 

[Astro95]

Equally important. If you don’t feel it, you’re not working it or only at a small percentage… and if the weight doesn’t challenge you then you’re not maximizing hypertrophy via progressive overload.

 

[Andrewgen_Receptors]

Can I vote for both?

I do believe this is the best option.

Im asking because I struggle with trap movements. They're either heavy and I just stop when I can't pull anymore, or I feel them contract well - but at much higher reps.

 

[Valdosta]

I do believe this is the best option.

Im asking because I struggle with trap movements. They're either heavy and I just stop when I can't pull anymore, or I feel them contract well - but at much higher reps.

ok traps in particular are 1000% weight over feeling. u can just strap up and hold the weight there and theyll grow if its heavy enough

 

[Andrewgen_Receptors]

ok traps in particular are 1000% weight over feeling. u can just strap up and hold the weight there and theyll grow if its heavy enough

Can you name a muscle you don't think this applies to?

 

[Nood]

I like filling the muscle with blood first using lighter weight getting the connection then pushing heavy weight! But sometimes certain exercises for heavy loads the connection isn’t required as muchbecause the intended muscles is 100% working

 

[JJB1]

weight. u can do bicep curls with air and feel it. good luck on growing from em though

What if the air has high humidity increasing resistance? Kidding haha

 

[Valdosta]

Can you name a muscle you don't think this applies to?

only really compounds where its possible something else is taking over. like if you arent feeling your chest on bench your shoulders could be dominating. or instead of your lats your traps are dominating your rows

 

[StadaGear]

Which do you personally believe is more important for driving muscle growth?

1. Feeling the movement (mind muscle connection)
2. Using more weight (forcing motor recruitment via increased load)

And why?

*let's assume intensity - or proximity to failure - is kept the same.

Both, and this is why life is hard

 

[Rot-Iron66]

• Heavy weight
• Training intensity

 

[Milford King]

The answer is yes.

For hypertrophy you need weight…if you’re not “feeling” your muscles work then your form is off… if your form is off then your risk of injury is higher. If you injure yourself, you’ll find yourself laid up….and nearly impossible to grow muscles.

 

[Sirchon]

I always focus of control and range of motion over weight.

 

[JohnMcc]

For me I've found best results in this order
First find exercises I feel target muscle activation THAT DON'T HURT OR FEEL AWKWARD
Second grow steadily at those exercises
Third swap exercises every few weeks or months for fresh stimulus or just for fun.

 

[JACKED_]

Feeling the movement is meaningless. You're either a man or a woman

 

[Fletcher]

Which do you personally believe is more important for driving muscle growth?

1. Feeling the movement (mind muscle connection)
2. Using more weight (forcing motor recruitment via increased load)

And why?

*let's assume intensity - or proximity to failure - is kept the same.

CONTROLLING the weight and mind/body connection/concentration is far more important.

Im not saying that if you can bench 300, that benching 50lbs with control and concentration is going to build more muscle, but if you can rep 300 x 3 sloppy, ... benching 215 x 10 with proper technique, control and concentration def will do way more for you.

 

[Fletcher]

Feeling the movement is meaningless. You're either a man or a woman

Ego over effectiveness. Smfh
Is it possible for you to know any LESS about bodybuilding? Or am I just not reading enough e-books?
gtfoh

 

[JACKED_]

Ego over effectiveness. Smfh
Is it possible for you to know any LESS about bodybuilding? Or am I just not reading enough e-books?
gtfoh

I was totally like just joshing you bro

 

[AR-15]

Years ago I would have argued all day long that you can’t grow unless you’re packing on more and more weight. That’s how Inwas taught though. More more and more. Force your body to grow by adding weight. Now after like 23 surgeries and 100’s of injuries probably due to lifting heavy and since trying to switch to bodybuilding and watching and learning how all you pussies train I would probably have to say the actual movement is more important. I still grow using lighter weights and in the long run I probably grow more just because I’m not hurting myself as much and I’m in the gym more now than ever before. Just my two cc’s though.

 

[SuppsForLife]

best is:

2. Using more weight (forcing motor recruitment via increased load)

while

1. Feeling the movement (mind muscle connection)

with proper form and technique

 

[tbda]

Heavy weight doesn't matter if your target muscle isn't taking the full load.

 

[chadmack282]

Equally important. If you don’t feel it, you’re not working it or only at a small percentage… and if the weight doesn’t challenge you then you’re not maximizing hypertrophy via progressive overload.

Winner ! ! IMO

 

[ruffus]

Moving progressively heavier loads with good form is what i have grown on. For most things. To feel a muscle working with the same form i need lighter weights.

 

[Fletcher]

I was totally like just joshing you bro

My mistake, given some of our previous exchanges, I mis-took the sentiment of your post. My apologies brother.

 

[GearedUpMotives]

Which do you personally believe is more important for driving muscle growth?

1. Feeling the movement (mind muscle connection)
2. Using more weight (forcing motor recruitment via increased load)

And why?

*let's assume intensity - or proximity to failure - is kept the same.

Both.

Feeling the weight but always chasing a heavier load.

 

[Battousai]

Jeff nippard has entered the chat

 

[GYMnTONIC]

I am off steroids for years now, I only use HRT and some OTC suppz and I am about 80% as jacked as I was when I was training mega heavy. I mean even at 220lbs bw i was repping 405 for bench, I was military pressing 315 for reps seated and squatting 600+ for reps.

Now I train with at the highest 50lbs dumbells per hand and squat less then 225lbs for reps. I will do slow controlled and I might take 40lb dumbells per hand and do 60 reps of incline press for instance. And I am nearly as jacked as I was training so heavy all those years.

Muscle Memory? I am sure that is part of it, but I am convinced by all the bodybuilders I have worked with over the years, high reps, time under tension are so underestimated.
I know good friends of mine who trained with 1/3 of the weights I was using and were twice as big as me.

I am convinced there are many ways to skin a cat.

I love training Heavy, well I did. After 4 surgeries - all muscular, I am fine training light now.