Isokinetics, Excentrics and Hypertrophy

[Scott Stevenson]

Yes, Yes and i dit make Gains.



The Gym is far away, its not sustainable to go there 3times a week, even two times a week is hard. I would loved to test to train Isokinetic every day (low warm up work, low damage).

No. If i remember they said it to the Gym-Trainers in a teaching, the general advise it to periodize the trainings-modi.  The machines are also a computer, they track everything you do. So they see worldwide from every user what Progress is made.


Excactly they work this way, on isokinetic the velocity is controlled and the machine adjusts the resistance how hard you press up to your maximum force. So you have to really be careful in the stretched position, when your normal style of lifting is to decelerate here, the machine will pull/push harder without limit to keep up the velocity.

Roger the above.  

I did read in your first post that you were setting a specific LOAD during the concentric and eccentric, which is different than a true isokinetic, where the load is not determined at all, only the speed, and a person could put forth maximal or minimal effort and the velocity will be the same.  

Traditional isokinetic CAN be better for hypertrophy b/c you can, as you note, have all reps be "effective" in that there can be maximal effort throughout the set. 

So, I'm still trying to nail down your question(s), but I think you're wanting to know how to periodize the E-gym with normal training in some way?   

If that's your question, I would simply consider the E-gym training as a set type, much like I do in Fortitude Training with loading sets, MR's and pump sets, and rotate through in some fashion based on how often you can get over to that gym and the other particulars of your situation (and likely prioritize those workouts, both before and after, in terms of recovery days/ time, as those will be more taxing and where you want to be sure to progress, if I'm following what you've told me correctly).

-Scott