[quote]Wreckless wrote:
ok, he’s quicker than me.
But I don’t use half ROM either.[/quote]
I guess that makes you equal then.
wait, were there rubber bands attatched to the bar? that would help a lot with the lag that usually occurs at the top of the lift allowing it to go faster alltogether
I was trying to count about how many reps he did in exactly 3 seconds. I think he popped out 6.
[quote]BCpowder wrote:
I stand corrected.
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Eh, that’s one of the beefs I have with what Westside stuff seems to have drilled into people’s heads. If you’re interested in power production and have access to scholarly journals, check out
- Cronin, J. and Sleivert, G. Challenges in understanding the influence of maximal power training on improving athletic performance. Sports Medicine (35)3. pp 213-234.
It’s a very good, easy to understand (well, most parts anyway) summary of what research has been done on power production and what the results actually say.
-Dan
[quote]buffalokilla wrote:
BCpowder wrote:
I stand corrected.
Eh, that’s one of the beefs I have with what Westside stuff seems to have drilled into people’s heads. If you’re interested in power production and have access to scholarly journals, check out
- Cronin, J. and Sleivert, G. Challenges in understanding the influence of maximal power training on improving athletic performance. Sports Medicine (35)3. pp 213-234.
It’s a very good, easy to understand (well, most parts anyway) summary of what research has been done on power production and what the results actually say.
-Dan[/quote]
I got the 30% figure from a journal article I read, I didn’t just pull it out of my ass or get it from Westside, haha. I forgot which article, but I’ll see if I can pull it up. But thanks for that article, I’ll definitely check it out.
That dude didn’t lock out ANY of those reps in either video until the last one of each. Still has incredible bar speed even though I don’t know what his lockout is like… I haven’t seen it!
[quote]TTewell342 wrote:
That dude didn’t lock out ANY of those reps in either video until the last one of each. Still has incredible bar speed even though I don’t know what his lockout is like… I haven’t seen it![/quote]
When you bench natural, the top half is the easiest portion of the lift. The lockout takes the load off the muscles and shifts it to the bone structure.
Nobody ever gets stuck on a lockout unless they used artificial assistance to get the weight off their chest.
Doing bottom-half only reps on the bench is more difficult than full reps because the chest and shoulders never get a chance to rest in between reps.
Bottom-half partial presses? Tough. Lockouts? Not so much.
I’m suprized that guy got up to repping with 480 I would had thought he would had messed up his shoulders by bounceing the weight like that
[quote]Nominal Prospect wrote:
TTewell342 wrote:
That dude didn’t lock out ANY of those reps in either video until the last one of each. Still has incredible bar speed even though I don’t know what his lockout is like… I haven’t seen it!
When you bench natural, the top half is the easiest portion of the lift. The lockout takes the load off the muscles and shifts it to the bone structure.
Nobody ever gets stuck on a lockout unless they used artificial assistance to get the weight off their chest.
Doing bottom-half only reps on the bench is more difficult than full reps because the chest and shoulders never get a chance to rest in between reps.
Bottom-half partial presses? Tough. Lockouts? Not so much.[/quote]
What? Isn’t lockout one of the hardest things because a weaker muscle (triceps) primarily takes over? Isn’t this why many powerlifters do board presses? I think I’m missing something here…
[quote]
What? Isn’t lockout one of the hardest things because a weaker muscle (triceps) primarily takes over? Isn’t this why many powerlifters do board presses? I think I’m missing something here…[/quote]
For many powerlifters the lockout is the weakest part of the bench press because the bench shirt helps so much off the chest.
For a RAW Bencher, the weakness could be anywhere, but rarely is it the lockout.
for the Raw Bencher most of the times, he lacks the explosion off the chest, and some of them have troubles with the lockout too.
you are right