I need some clarification

[Oversized Coconut]

G'day, I'm having some issues I'd like for people to share there opinions on.

This is week 5 of slowly finding my way around the gym, due to shoulder injury (which is getting stronger).

Here's my dilemma, training in the past I've always been taught to add a small amount of weight each set increasing the overall weight but since I've started back at the gym my muscles aren't responding to that method and the following days I'm fine with no discomfort whatsoever, no pumped feeling, nothing?

I did some reading and came across lighter weight intense workout, so I decided to try it.

It consist of using a lighter weight but slower movement like Lat pull downs being a quick(ish) pull down, hold, squeeze then a slow release to the top.

With slower intense type training building certain fibers and less of others

For me I'm feeling like I've actually done something worthwhile at the gym it feels great.

My aim is to build some shape so my reps are 12-8 still increasing in weight but on the lighter end.

What are the pro's and con's of this training method.

(please excuse my newbie terms and questions)

[teamfatboy]

If I understand you, it sounds a lot like X-reps, better known as isometric holds. It has its share of admirers - and if it works for you, it works

But the only sure-fire way to work out if this really IS working for you is to stabilise everything else (e.g pick a workout and stick to it, make no changes to diet, or cardio, or anything else) and monitor your results over a month or so.

[Oversized Coconut]

cheers for that mate, some pretty good reading in there

so many different ways to train, what's funny is one will contradict another and so forth.

yip your right find one that works and stick to it I suppose! :doh: