If all the training methods described so far seem contradictory, it’s because they are. Strictly speaking in terms of joint health, you need heavy weights to increase tendon stiffness, slow repetitions for optimal collagen formations, and sustained contractions to induce the greatest adaptive responses. You need all of them. But you can’t train all of them at once. In the next section, I’ll show you how to layer all these concepts into a training program that optimizes performance now without sacrificing your joints later.
