I was watching some fitness videos and bumped across a couple where they talk about 'lengthening and shortening' the muscles in order to activate more fibers in the body. An example was on tricep pull downs, to use a longer rope and pull down all the way back (past the body), as opposed to pulling just straight down in front of you.
Is this just a fancy way of saying using the full range of motion, or is there more 'technique' to it. Another example they talked about was on doing curls, to do it with the hands above over the head (using pull down machine).
If it is about range of motion, where is the beginning and stopping point? I.E, if I do bent over rows with a dumbell, is it just a matter of going all the way up until the weight touches my side?
Is this just a fancy way of saying using the full range of motion, or is there more 'technique' to it. Another example they talked about was on doing curls, to do it with the hands above over the head (using pull down machine).
If it is about range of motion, where is the beginning and stopping point? I.E, if I do bent over rows with a dumbell, is it just a matter of going all the way up until the weight touches my side?
