Isn’t working out so hard, dangerous?
No. It is almost impossible to bring harm to your self through exertion because you are always limited by your current capabilities. As you reach muscular failure you are literally too weak to produce enough force to harm yourself. The end of your exercise set, (the ten second count during static hold) is actually the safest part of your workout. The danger in exercise comes not from exertion but from excess force. Because we use a very slow exercise cadence (protocol) we have virtually eliminated excess force from your workout. Force equals mass times acceleration (F = M x A). By controlling acceleration we decrease force which maintains the level of safety necessary for strength training exercise values. Q: You seem very fixated on building muscle, what if I just want to “tone up”. A: “Tone” is actually an improper term made up by the fitness industry to deal with peoples’ (especially women) irrational fear of building muscles that are too large! The correct term for what you desire
