…does anyone have this habit even if is jut like 225 of even lighter …you lift the head alittle while lowerling the bar…
its bad to do that…do they allow it in meets ?
[quote]zombiec wrote:
…does anyone have this habit even if is jut like 225 of even lighter …you lift the head alittle while lowerling the bar…
its bad to do that…do they allow it in meets ?[/quote]
i lift my head throughout my bench. i find that i’m tighter when i do it and easier to stay up on my traps.
some feds allow it while other, more micromanaged feds, don’t.
IPF it’s a no-no
I started doing it out of a bad habit; watching my touch point so it was the same all the time. When i got into shirted benching it actually helped a lot. I like it but think its only for certain body types. for certain people when they lift their head they roll forward and actually lower the stomach a little.
I never got into the habit, as I’m USAPL/IPF, but I am tempted to when I am shirted.
I’m not a powerlifter and don’t know any of the regs, but it definitely helps me explode. Dave Tate seems to do it all the time (so’s I copyz).
I lift my head. It’s just habit now. The key is to not lift it so much it screw up your setup. Also, put your head back down when you press.