What are negatives?

[messiboi19]

What are negatives in terms of lifting protocol ?

 

[SteveMobsterG]

The lowering. The up is the positive.

 

[RoySimpson]

Mobster has you covered boss

 

[Fella Finn]

The lowering. The up is the positive.

Also known as 'eccentric'.

 

[stevesmi]

negatives in breaking down muscle are extremely important. understanding this can yield much better results for you

 

[cbbram]

Positive + negative = time under tension.

 

[Tazz]

bringing the weight down.

 

[RickRock13]

The slowest part of your movement should be the negative. Slow controlled negatives are crucial to hypertrophy