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Re: Muscle work

At 7:00 AM , 7/26/01, Gene Mosca wrote:

It seems to me that the rate of doing work must be considered here. Does
the upstroke still seem harder than the downstroke if the upstroke and
downstroke are performed at the SAME constant speed?


Ahhhh. Good question, Gene. I think the answer is "yes," but I'll
check it out at the gym tomorrow. If a pull-up's "agony factor" is
related to the puller's instantaneous power -- which certainly seems
plausible -- then your question is crucial. (Is it possible that the
upstroke is a little faster than the downstroke?!)

I'd appreciate any other experimenters who are willing to add their
own personal observations, here.

- Tucker
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