It depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Pre-fatigue holds are better for motor learning and mind-muscle connection: learning to use a muscle in an exercise. Post-fatigue holds are better for hypertrophy.
@@THIBARMY Thanks! I have one question more if you don't mind. I'm 57 train once a week one set (aprox 15 reps) for each main muscle group whole body (like dips, pullups, squats etc) veeery slow everytime to the dead failure. I have a timer. I don't count reps. Every few weeks I add a few seconds more. Now my question: Should I train even though I still have soreness. My goal: hypertrophy
@@THIBARMY thanks Christian for sharing your knowledge. years ago Chad Waterbury was popularising and emphasising a pre-fatigue in his isometric countdowns, i imagine his goal was most of all Neural as he advised to focus on isometrics before doing reps. So if i understand well, the reasoning for post-fatigue for hypertrophy as to do with the release of growth factors and hypoxia?
This is some great info as well as all the other videos 👏
Cool. Really forgotten technique. Gonna implement this for a while. Thanks
Would this also be valid in a superset? So perhaps I do a few sets of DB Bench Press then go into a DB Fly for the isometric to finish off?
I'm a little confused now, what's more effective: pre or post isometric hold?
It depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Pre-fatigue holds are better for motor learning and mind-muscle connection: learning to use a muscle in an exercise. Post-fatigue holds are better for hypertrophy.
@@THIBARMY Thanks! I have one question more if you don't mind. I'm 57 train once a week one set (aprox 15 reps) for each main muscle group whole body (like dips, pullups, squats etc) veeery slow everytime to the dead failure. I have a timer. I don't count reps. Every few weeks I add a few seconds more. Now my question: Should I train even though I still have soreness. My goal: hypertrophy
@@THIBARMY thanks Christian for sharing your knowledge. years ago Chad Waterbury was popularising and emphasising a pre-fatigue in his isometric countdowns, i imagine his goal was most of all Neural as he advised to focus on isometrics before doing reps. So if i understand well, the reasoning for post-fatigue for hypertrophy as to do with the release of growth factors and hypoxia?
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