In his latest video, Jeff Cavaliere recommended eccentric bar curls to encourage bicep growth. I thought I'd give them a try at the gym, so I loaded up the bar with slightly more than I would rep for 12, cheated to get the bar up, and then lowered it slowly, aiming for the negative portion of each rep to last about 4 seconds. I did 3 sets for 6-6-3 reps - much lower than I expected - and by the end my arms were much more fatigued than they'd ever been before. I also felt a huge amount of forearm recruitment, so much so that when I went to fill up my protein shaker, holding down the button on the fountain was enough to make them shake.
Overall I'm both pleased and surprised at how much they kicked my ass.
What's your experience with them? How good/useful do you think they are? Would you apply them to any other exercises?
Also related: What do you think of Jeff Cavaliere?
Most of his stuff is very based. I believe he coached some baseball teams, which means he is a proffesional. I really like his stuff tho. People on Veeky Forums cry that his words are " too complicated"
Chase Clark
His titles and thumbnails are clickbaity as fuck, but I was pleasantly surprised to find the high quality of information in them. He really knows his stuff Is he natty though? His skin looks to be in good condition, which can't always be said for roiders, and while he has a very low BF he isn't gorilla-huge, so I'm thinking he probably is.
Jacob Morgan
Hard to say, he has been lifting for a long time so he is most likely natty. If he was roiding he would look a lot bigger. Jeff is in my favorite fitness youtuber along with elliot t b h
Robert Mitchell
eccentrics are also very good for pull ups. If you cant pull many I would recomend you jump to the top and slowly let down.
Dylan Ortiz
I've been using the assisted pull-up machine but I think I'll try that, thanks.
Zachary Gray
So now what? You managed to exhaust your arms, what at great proof.
You could do 50 reps of 12 and you spirit end up exactly the same feeling. It doesn't have any meaning whatsoever.
There is one scientifically and experience proven approach to optimal muscle growth for natural lifters - and that is liberally overloading muscles. That's all you ever have to do as natty. That should always be your first priority, always. You don't need drop sets, super sets, pyramid whatever bullshit. And you don't need super slow eccentric shit.
Luis Ward
Assisted pull up just feel weird on the body. i try to avoid them