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[Supertraining] Re: Static Contraction Training JRTELLE Mon Jul 14 07:14:02 2008
Hi Ed, In a message dated 6/4/08 12:00:58 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > White -- We are talking static's, not forced negatives. Telle -- at this point I'm not sure we are on the same hertz. > White -- Why shouldn't the subject just push as hard as possible against an > immovable object, Telle -- because eccentric force is a function of rate of lengthening -- the faster the lengthening (to a point) the greater the expressed measurable force. All eccentric actions result in a force greater than "push(ing) as hard as possible against an immovable object" > White -- or if you want to measure the force -- put a load cell on it?& > nbsp; Load cells are an easy way to measure the force and require barely > perceptable movement. Telle -- been there, done that, see US PATENTS 4,863,161 & 5,344,374 and load cells require no "perceptible movement" AND "easy" is open to debate. Musings, Jerry Telle Lakewood CO USA