From New York Times Magazine
Working out has come to this: twice a week for 20 minutes, lift weights as slowly as humanly possible, then sit back and revel in newfound muscles and weight loss. That is the idea behind SuperSlow exercise, a weight-machine routine for legs, arms and chest.
Building Strength Fast by Going Slow
From Bloomberg BusinessWeek
After dentist Steven Kafko, 53, had surgery on two vertebrae in his neck, doctors told him he would have to avoid strenuous activity for the rest of his life—and definitely no weight-lifting. But after reviewing the slow-motion strength training offered at New York’s InForm Fitness, “My neurosurgeon is thrilled that I’m doing this, because it is so safe and effective,” says Kafko. In three months, he says, he has gained 1-1/2 inches in his chest and lost 1-1/2 inches in his waist.
Brief Workouts Produce Significant Strength Gains
From The Medium.com
Strength training is one of the most efficient, healthiest, and anti-aging of all exercises. Virtually everyone should be training for strength. Many people have the mistaken idea that they must spend long hours in the gym to build up muscle and strength, and this belief stops them from beginning a strength-training program.
Want More Strength? Slow...It...Down...
From WebMD.com
The SuperSlow program began when its developer, Ken Hutchins of Orlando, FL, led a program investigating the effects of resistance training on older women with osteoporosis. "These women were so weak we were afraid for their safety," Hutchins recalls. Even before then, Hutchins had toyed with the idea of slow-motion exercise, only to lose interest. But low weight combined with slow movements seemed like the perfect program for these women: Following it, the women made dramatic gains in strength.