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Noah, thanks for your suggestion.
Tempo is a popular concept, but we hesitate to include it in the app because studies have shown it has no impact on hypertrophy. From a meta-analysis (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25601394/):
Results: Results indicate that hypertrophic outcomes are similar when training with repetition durations ranging from 0.5 to 8 s.
Conclusions: From a practical standpoint it would seem that a fairly wide range of repetition durations can be employed if the primary goal is to maximize muscle growth. Findings suggest that training at volitionally very slow durations (>10s per repetition) is inferior from a hypertrophy standpoint, although a lack of controlled studies on the topic makes it difficult to draw definitive conclusions.
It may have application for strength and power gains though (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8310485/), so I'm keen to see how many people vote for this suggestion. If it raises to the top, I'd be happy to implement it.
Best,
Carl
thanks for the response. My hope is that one day the app will incorporate other goals beyond hypertrophy. I do think that tempo adds variety to workouts which makes them more fun and therefore you might get more consistency which leads to hypertrophy. #nerdgainz
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Noah, thanks for your suggestion.
Tempo is a popular concept, but we hesitate to include it in the app because studies have shown it has no impact on hypertrophy. From a meta-analysis (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25601394/):
Results: Results indicate that hypertrophic outcomes are similar when training with repetition durations ranging from 0.5 to 8 s.
Conclusions: From a practical standpoint it would seem that a fairly wide range of repetition durations can be employed if the primary goal is to maximize muscle growth. Findings suggest that training at volitionally very slow durations (>10s per repetition) is inferior from a hypertrophy standpoint, although a lack of controlled studies on the topic makes it difficult to draw definitive conclusions.
It may have application for strength and power gains though (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8310485/), so I'm keen to see how many people vote for this suggestion. If it raises to the top, I'd be happy to implement it.
Best,
Carl