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How far do you bring the weight down when benching
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Yea most people say stop an inch off your chest to keep the bar from bouncing off your chest making it easier. I do it that way or as close to the chest without bouncing.
I bring the bar down slowly on each rep and when it touches, I start back up. Never bounce it. That isn't a true rep.
Same here, if you watch a bench competition they must touch and do a rest pause for about one second (after the ref says GO, or LIFT, or PRESS). The only thing I may not touch is with an incline, you can feel it starts to remove the chest from the equation anyway, and it can be dangerous for the shoulders. You can use a pad that squatters use to remove about 1 1/4" or so from the movement, and still touch with it.
I believe I go a little lower with DBs. I hit the chest with Barbell unless I am doing board or floor presses.
all the way down and touch your chest.....that is a bench press. I don't undestand when I see people doing half reps with 225lbs. almost as annoying as seeing guys do 1/4 squats (aka curtsies).....ass to the grass, below parallel....that is a squat.
Partial reps are quite good at removing sticking points and helping with explosiveness. They are not, however, to be a replacement for full repetitions, rather a supplemental straegy.
And don't worry about getting too low, the floor will catch you.
I agree with the benching. But squats I would say never above parallel. I think Parallel is fine but a true squat is all the way down.
My knees are f-d up esp my left, I think I have a torn ACL (volleyball twist -POP- swell never the same)
So I squat till my ass hits the bench I have set behind me, which stops me just above parallel and still fell it all the way into my glutes. So a full squat is best for those who can do it, but a parallel is better than no squat for people who can't.
So I squat till my ass hits the bench I have set behind me, which stops me just above parallel and still fell it all the way into my glutes. So a full squat is best for those who can do it, but a parallel is better than no squat for people who can't.
I know what u mean, I have torn my MCL. I've had one open knee, one arthroscopy and I will have another open knee in 2 months. I dislocated my patella and tore my MCL so I know about not being able to squat.
I was told by my physiotherapist NEVEr to break 90 degree's while benching. Very bad for shoulders. I personally stop from about 1'' from my chest pause and push back up.
If you never break 90degrees you are never really working your chest because it is right below the 90 degree angle that you are at the greastes mechanical disadvanage to apply force which will recruit the most amount of muscle fibers to move the weight. I could bench a ridiculous amount of wieght if it was just about going form 90degrees to lock out.
Tell your physiotherapist to take a physics course.
Tell your physiotherapist to take a physics course.
Originally posted by PreMier
This is VERY dangerous!
If you were to accidentaly touch your ass to the bench to hard it could easily compress your spine!!!
What is wrong with box squats??
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Having a bench under your ass, and touching your ass to it while squatting? Sorry man, but if you were to accidentaly touch to hard like I said it could cause some serious problems. That much extra weight compressing your spine like that is not a good thing...
That is a box squat. You sqaut down, stop on top of the bench, pause, keeping everything tight and then explode up. AWhen box squatting you are using weight that is so submaximal that you have a lot of control over your spine. It is not like you are sitting down with a weight that is 85% of your 1RM or better.
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Sorry still wouldnt do it. What if you accidentaly burned out or failed. I just dont see the point of them. You could do without the bench.
Plus what if some kid is watching an experienced lifter do it and decides to do it himself? He could paralyze himself. Its not a safe lift IMO.
Plus what if some kid is watching an experienced lifter do it and decides to do it himself? He could paralyze himself. Its not a safe lift IMO.
Actually, this is a great way to teach people how to properly sqaut as it gives them confidence in sitting back as well as gives them an idea about squat depth.
I am to tired to argue my case on this anymore so I guess the benefit of box squats and what they can do for your squat, and the reason why powerlifters do them and the reason why westsidbarbell uses them as a base for their squat training will fall on deaf ears.
I am to tired to argue my case on this anymore so I guess the benefit of box squats and what they can do for your squat, and the reason why powerlifters do them and the reason why westsidbarbell uses them as a base for their squat training will fall on deaf ears.
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Just because people do coke, or ecstasy, does that make it right? Sure box squats may have some benefits, but I am not going to do them... I already know how to squat. Oh, and what was that last part you said? 
