Negatives

[Younglifter14]

During the eccentric (negatives) phase of HST, how do the negatives work? How much more of your one rep max do you use for the negatives and do you increase the weight of the negative each workout or leave it the same for the 2 weeks?

any help is appreciated

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[savagebeast]

Quote[/b] ]How much more of your one rep max do you use for the negative

You are supposed to use your 2 rep max for negatives. During negatives, you continue to do 5 reps.

Quote[/b] ]do you increase the weight of the negative each workout or leave it the same for the 2 weeks?

Use the same weight for the two weeks.

 

[jsraaf]

If you don't know the 2RM for a lift, try using 120% of your 5RM weight.

Your 5 reps are 2 complete reps plus 3 negative-only reps, for a total of 5.