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Why Slower Is Stronger: The Case for Moving With Control
I’ve been beating this drum forever: slower isn’t just harder — it’s better. A biceps curl, a controlled negative, a leg lift, a bicycle crunch — tempo is the difference between training and just moving. Yet walk into almost any gym and you’ll see the opposite: men blasting through fast, cardio-style reps in the weight room and women flying through lightning-fast Pilates bicycles. Faster isn’t better — in fact, it’s often much worse.