Light Negatives ?

[TightInn]

I read in the bench sticky that PL Jay and Arioch weren't big fans of negatives because of the recovery time. What about lighter negatives (ie adding 5-10 lbs more than your max and doing 1-3 negatives on it)? Would it help progression or is it more or less pointless?

Thanks

 

[Liftbig]

IMO negatives are a waste of time

 

[Numani]

too much trauma to the muscle. takes that much longer to recover.

from experience it does give you a quick boost in strength if you have been training in the 8-12 rep range a lot. those of us doing lots of singles and triples will see no benefit.

as a long term strategy it is not productive.