How to translate this sentence?
“as weight lifting has gone mainstream,so has the once obscure practice known as a 'super slow'training.enthusiasts claim that by pumping iron at a snail's pace-making each "rep" last14 seconds instead of the usual 7-you can safely place extraodinary demands on your muscles,and call forth an extraodinary response."

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How to translate this sentence?
  “as weight lifting has gone mainstream,so has the once obscure practice known as a 'super slow'training.enthusiasts claim that by pumping iron at a snail's pace-making each "rep" last14 seconds instead of the usual 7-you can safely place extraodinary demands on your muscles,and call forth an extraodinary response."

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Hey Sophie, since I'm learning Chinese I won't do a direct translation for you.  But, I am a "gymrat" (I'm in the gym alot)  - I can try to explain in simpler English terms.  Mainstream = more popular.    Fitness goes through 'fads' - what's popular one day may not be popular the next.  Today it's bootcamp training, the next day it may be kickboxing.  It's largely driven by marketing but I say try it and if you like it, do it!  Fitness can get boring if you do the same thing over and over again.  In this case, when lifting weights in the gym instead of going at a normal pace, they suggest you move through the exercise slowly.  So, instead of taking 7 seconds to do a bicep curl - take 14 seconds per rep (repetition)!  The theory is it makes your muscles work harder and they will get stronger faster for the time you spend.  Hope that helps - if there's any specific part of the sentence you don't understand, make a comment...:)

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随着举重慢慢变成主流，曾经被誉为超慢训练的昏暗练习的知名度也绝不甘拜下风。狂热家声称，以非常慢的速度举重，并将每个动作坚持14秒，而非传统的7秒钟，你就绝对能给你的肌肉更大的压力，同时唤起其超常的反应。不知道对不对？

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