5 Benefits of Doing Negative Reps

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Any weightlifting or workout regime has two parts. The first part is where you push or stretch yourself to reach a certain point, and the second part is getting back to your old position. Negative reps are the workout sets that concentrate on the second part. For example, you let people help you lift a bench press that’s a few times heavier than what you can usually lift. Once it’s been lifted, it is then your task to lower it back. These kinds of reps are basically done for faster muscle gain. Here are 5 benefits of doing negative reps.

1. Lengthening of muscles

Since in negative reps, you are pushing your muscles on the eccentric or the extending movements rather than the contraction or the pumping movements, you are thereby, helping the muscles to develop their natural ability to lower back thirty percent more weight than you can lift, which in turn causes your muscles to lengthen.

2. Muscle endurance

Apart from the wear and tear and muscle soreness caused by these reps at times (which can be rebuilt or prevented by increased intake of vitamin C), negative reps are known to increase your muscle endurance to a great level. Negative reps push your muscle resistance to the optimum level.

3. Muscle gain

The prime reason behind doing negative reps is faster muscle building. More than the positive reps, it’s the negative reps that help you get those rippling muscles. Negative reps are extremely beneficial for weight lifters and it’s their go-to getting the overwhelming muscle mass.