Hop or no hop?

[Bigoldguy]

Ok, weird question here. A lot of folks Insee in the gym do , oh let's say, bicep curls with straight bar or dumbbells. They plant their feet close together then they bend their knees slightly and hop/bounce when they start the curl. Same thing with side laterals, cable work, etc. Personally I take a pretty wide stance and try to keep all extra movement out of the lifts...I might throw a lil body sway in go get a couple chest reps at the end but thats it.

So do you hop or no hop? Any reasoning behind the hop? This inquiring mind wants to know.

 

[AlexDavis43]

Ok, weird question here. A lot of folks Insee in the gym do , oh let's say, bicep curls with straight bar or dumbbells. They plant their feet close together then they bend their knees slightly and hop/bounce when they start the curl. Same thing with side laterals, cable work, etc. Personally I take a pretty wide stance and try to keep all extra movement out of the lifts...I might throw a lil body sway in go get a couple chest reps at the end but thats it.

So do you hop or no hop? Any reasoning behind the hop? This inquiring mind wants to know.

You can put more weight on the bar for ego lifting

It's called a cheat rep and there is a study showing cheat reps are not inferior to clean reps when it comes to muscle growth

Might be a safety risk tho

 

[AlexDavis43]

You can put more weight on the bar for ego lifting

It's called a cheat rep and there is a study showing cheat reps are not inferior to clean reps when it comes to muscle growth

Might be a safety risk tho

Found the study:

Do Cheaters Prosper? Effect of Externally Supplied Momentum During Resistance Training on Measures of Upper Body Muscle Hypertrophy

 

[Slowww]

You can sit down

 

[BigDadd7]

You can sit down

I sit down to pee and do curls at the same time.

As far as the hop, it seems like a great way to overload for ego and risk an injury. Save that for the young bucks that haven't learned the hard way.

 

[Grey Spartan]

I'm team no hop.

I do movements with control and intent and consider failure when my form breaks down. By no means am I saying this is the best training method but it has worked the best for me.

 

[BamaCrazy]

I'm team no hop.

I do movements with control and intent and consider failure when my form breaks down. By no means am I saying this is the best training method but it has worked the best for me.

Same. I try to isolate the muscle as much as possible, use proper form and stay in complete control of the weights through the complete rep.

 

[eery]

if i had to pick one, i'd pick no hop/cheating.

If safe, i would do all reps as clean as possible loading the muscle i intend to and i might use some body english/momentum/hop within safety limits to get some extra stimulus and eccentric stretch on the bodypart, for example on biceps curls, hamstring curls, lateral raises. Movements i'd never do it on would be presses, squats, deadlift variations and barbell rows. And i would only do this on the last set of an exercise as kind of an intensity technique. Im generally not a fan of letting your form break down but this would act more like a mechanical dropset.

People always seem to think its either or, why not get the benefit of it all, or use it as a tool when its productive in the right context. Just be careful and work what you want to work, not your whole body.

 

[buck]

People use their bodies for leverage on many lifts been going on forever. I watch people do hip thirsts on calf machines, guys lean way back on pull downs to use their hips and upper body weight as a counter balance all in the name of moving more weight. Just depends on whether a person is a weight lifter or a body builder as to how they do a movement.

 

[Fluber]

I’m not into ego lifting, stick to controlled, strict sets because I want to target the actual muscle I'm training, not just throw weight around using momentum.

 

[BigDadd7]

Ok, weird question here. A lot of folks Insee in the gym do , oh let's say, bicep curls with straight bar or dumbbells. They plant their feet close together then they bend their knees slightly and hop/bounce when they start the curl. Same thing with side laterals, cable work, etc. Personally I take a pretty wide stance and try to keep all extra movement out of the lifts...I might throw a lil body sway in go get a couple chest reps at the end but thats it.

So do you hop or no hop? Any reasoning behind the hop? This inquiring mind wants to know.

We're too old to hop. Thats stupid stuff you do when you're young and don't believe the damage it's doing to your spine.