The Claim

In untrained males performing knee extension exercises to muscular failure at moderate intensity, a 6-second repetition duration protocol produces higher normalized force during the end of the concentric phase (40–30° knee flexion) compared to a 2-second repetition protocol, whereas the 2-second protocol generates greater force during the early range of motion (100–70° knee flexion), suggesting that repetition speed influences the force–angle relationship during dynamic muscle contractions.

Source: Resistance training with different repetition duration to failure: effect on hypertrophy, strength and muscle activation

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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How it works
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In plain English

If untrained guys do leg extensions slowly (6 seconds per rep) vs. quickly (2 seconds), they’ll push harder at the end of the movement with the slow version, but harder at the start with the fast one — so speed changes where you’re strongest during the lift.

See the scientific wording

In untrained males performing knee extensions to failure at moderate intensity, a 6-second repetition duration protocol results in higher normalized force production at the end of the concentric phase (40–30° knee flexion) compared to a 2-second protocol, while the 2-second protocol generates higher force at the beginning of the range of motion (100–70°), indicating distinct force–angle relationships shaped by repetition speed.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Resistance training with different repetition duration to failure: effect on hypertrophy, strength and muscle activation

    The study found that slower reps helped build more strength at shorter muscle lengths, and showed that rep speed changes where muscles produce the most force during movement, which supports the claim.

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