Would lifting weights on the Moon result in better or worse gains?
Why?
>>37952501
The only real difference would be the reduced acceleration which I imagine would make it easier to control the weight through the movement and accumulate more time under tension. It would make explosive lifts more difficult to perform though.
So in summary I guess it would favour slow twitch fibres?
worse
because weight equals mass times gravity
>>37952547
Yea but because gravity is less you can lift more.
>tfw tryna do power cleans but end up launching myself into orbit
Who else /StartingSpace/ here?
Probably worse, but not because of anything to do with the lifting in and of itself. Bone density drops when you live in a low-G environment, and I expect there would be a similar effect on other strength adaptations. If nothing else, the lunar lifter would be more liable to break something under the bar, even if the weight were scaled up to match Earthly equivalents.
>>37952581
Doesn't the spine also stretch out (decompress?) more when you're in zero/lower-G environments? Would this make your back more likely to snap up unless you somehow managed to "warm up" or pre-compress it or in other ways prepare it for the heavier load you'd be lifting?
>>37952552
you can lift more mass, but not more weight.
lbs and kgs are units of mass, not weight.
>>37952593
Good question. I don't know, maybe. You'd probably want to start warmups lighter than you would on Earth.
>>37952501
marginally more, assuming you were lifting the same weight/(8x the mass), as you'd have to use additional force to accelerate the much more massive weights
not a real difference
the gains would be out of this world
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>>37952627
at the same time though your arms would weigh less
also depends how quickly you move the weight when you do reps
>>37952556
Kek
