What is negative training?

Answer 1

Negative training is a form of 'weight lifting' which focuses on the negative side of a rep. For example, if you were doing a bench press, when you raise the bar you then lower it back down very slowly, allowing your muscle fibres to tear from the strain of going against the pull of gravity. If you were doing bicep curls: you would focus on lowering the dumbell slowly back to the starting position after you have performed the curl. Negative training for some people gives better muscle building results as negative training with a spotter can include a greater amount of weight than if you were doing the normal reps and the muscle fibres are torn more, resulting in a bigger build during recovery.