Strange Bench Exercise

[soxmuscle]

Last night at the gym, I saw a guy place a resistance strap locked on one side of the barbell, then underneath the bench, and up again to the opposite side of the barbell.

He had 135 on the barbell, plus the resistance coming from the strap.

It looked very awkward, I've never seen him at the gym before (although I did go late), he wasn't very muscular, etc.

Why do you think he was doing this?

 

[shiznit2169]

I've seen some guys do that at the gym as well. I figured it somehow has to help you drive the bar up when it lightly touches your chest. I may be wrong though.

 

[tucker01]

Same idea as adding chains.

 

[Dale Mabry]

It allows you to accelerate the bar for a longer period of time. The band decelerates the weight rather than you.

Well, you have to do some deceleration, just not as much.

 

[DbLPLatinum89]

it's more of a power move. our trainer at my college used to make us do them for football. U r supposed to explode through the resistance.