Heavy Slow Resistance Training (HSR) HSR utilizes both eccentric and concentric contractions, heavy resistance, and slow repetition speeds. The reason “heavy” is in the name is not necessarily because you’re supposed to use heavy weights. It is because the goal of HSR is to progressively increase the resistance with each training session while lowering the number of repetitions performed. Generally, you should start with a light training load that does not trigger a pain response (e.g. 3 sets of 15 repetitions), then progressively increase the weight and reduce repetitions. This gradually
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