Easy Negatives for Biceps!

I remember back in my High Intensity Training days, thankfully smartened up from that foolishness, being stymied on how to do Negative only training without a Training Partner or special machine. A couple of decades later and l can see all kinds of possibilities such as this Negative Curl w/148⅓lb. I swing the weight up, pull the Upper Arms in to rest on my Torso as a brace, and then simply lower slowly. I'm NOT a big fan of the kinda of Negative work that makes you sore for days. That seems counterintuitive to me. Having so much soreness that it MAY put your next training day off an extra day is NOT a good habit to develop. What l did here felt like a good stretch, but its not more weight than my Concentric 'regular' Curl. I did use a Monkey Grip, thumbs same side as fingers, so the Biceps got a deep stretch. Interestingly, Arthur Jones felt Negatives were key for building Strength, which is very funny to me now cuz as Simmons said, "NO ONE tries to move a heavy weight slowly!" The strongest lifters lower their Squats, Benches, Presses, etc. FASTER than their weaker counterparts, which is what makes adding bands to the bar SO EFFECTIVE for Strength. Negatives CAN build literal Muscle Strength in the belly of the trained muscle(s), but there's a reason why you may see the strongest do Paused(Isometric) Squats NEVER Negative ones. Hope this helps. God Bless!
"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1:18
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