Focus on getting the muscle sufficiently stretched while lifting For instance the bottom half of a cable curl or a squat is vital for growth
Lockouts are just resting periods in disguise the real muscle building happens when the tissue is fully elongated at the bottom
stopping short of that deep stretch is like leaving the gym when the workout is only half finished
People cut their squats high because the bottom position exposes weak points that heavy weight usually hides
sinking it low forces the muscle fibers to fire from a dead stop where they have zero momentum helping them
Half-reps on cable curls just pump up your ego while leaving the most productive part of the movement untouched
True, if you do not feel that deep burn at the absolute stretch point you are just moving air instead of growing tissue
Skipping the deep stretch means you are only training the easiest angles of the movement
the bottom half is where the tension forces the most actual micro-tears for growth
Partial reps just let people load up plates to impress whoever is standing near the rack
For sure drop the weight by thirty percent and actually stretch the muscle if you want real changes