11/09/2026
When you’re looking to develop muscle , I’ll often bang on about developing acceleration.
We want the intention of acceleration through the lifting phase (the concentric) but this should be coupled with muscular tension . We don’t want so much acceleration and power the load comes off the muscle belly.
An easy fix for this if you find the weight flying with momentum is to simply go heavier - then the intention of acceleration will be met by load so the tension stays on the muscle.
This isn’t to say power is wrong - it most definitely has its time and place in a power block or when looking to develop explosive power , but the loads will be lighter and bar speed quicker .