Q: I need a way to intensify a negative-accentuated set. I recently bought your X-centric Mass Workout e-book, and it, you say that a partner can help at the end of a set by assisting on the positive so I can continue with negatives. But I don’t have a partner… Any other mass tip suggestions?
A: Use the rest/pause technique. Do your normal negative-accentuated set (NA), using one second on the positive and six seconds on the negative. When you reach exhaustion and can’t get another, rest for six seconds or six deep breaths, then continue with as many as you can do…
You may only get one or two. If you feel that’s not enough, either rest/pause again, then grind out one or two more, OR increase your rest/pause to 10 seconds next time. That should allow a few more negative-accentuated reps, extend your tension time and density quotient, and trigger more growth in the target muscle.
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