Quoted for no.Need to just bounce it off my chest like the fat powerlifters do!
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That's normal. You need to be tight and control the weight to press it, if you lower it quick then tried to get tight at the bottom it wouldn't be pretty.
There's no bounce, you have to pause the weight on your chest until given the press command.
Good work on the PBs.
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Force = mass x acceleration, hence the faster you lower the weight the more force is required to counteract the force generated by the weight x gravity. It stands to reason that the faster you lower the bar the harder the press will be, or at least the more force generation will be required. Thus the nearer you get to your maximum lifting capacity the slower the bar must be lowered.
It makes me wonder if there is some margin in taking a weight say 90% of max and lowering fast aiming to simply stop the weight to train an overloaded contraction at a relatively safe mass. I mean the physics state that an essentially 'dropped' weight of 90% max should create a significant overload at the point of impact whilst conditioning the neural response and reinforcing the patterning.
Just thinking out loud.
/ 110+ / 147.5+ ------------ [75] ------- 317.5been at it for a month! kinda like it tbh.. but im starting to hit the wall! not surprising tho, increasing weight 2x or so a week is quite tough
been at it for a month! kinda like it tbh.. but im starting to hit the wall! not surprising tho, increasing weight 2x or so a week is quite tough
Quite surprised to hear you hit a wall after a month, I thought it would take a lot longer in general for that to happen. Im starting my second week on it, so ill see how im after a month.
i haven't yet!
but at the start i could add 2.5kg each time, now i need to slow down a bit if i want to keep good form(was deadlifting at 127.5 but wasn't happy with my form so dropped it down to 110 and ill work my way up) - which is more important than weight at this moment IMOI did Stronglifts for the full 3 months and by the end it was ruining me! Haha! I probably could've carried it on if I went with the changing squats to sets of 3 or whatever it was but me and my training buddy decided to take a different path. Since then we've been doing a 531 type workout and I'm finding it a lot better while still making progress. Stronglifts is an excellent base to work from though and I'd recommend it as a starting point for all beginners.
Some results from my mock meet yesterday.
Old:
Dom -------------- 120 / 185 / 210 -------------[81] ------ 515
New:
Dom -------------- 122.5 / 190 / 222.5 -------------[83] ------ 535
The 190 squat was from a while ago. Bench and dead were from yesterday.
Old:
Dom -------------- 120 / 185 / 210 -------------[81] ------ 515
New:
Dom -------------- 122.5 / 190 / 222.5 -------------[83] ------ 535
The 190 squat was from a while ago. Bench and dead were from yesterday.
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Yeah a controlled drop at least. Only for experienced benchers mind you! But this would overload the muscles at the point where the most force needs to be generated. It's a thought.
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Why only experienced benches? pauses are a great mass builder for everyone, especially compared to the retarded bounce and hip thrust most people do.
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Cos im suggesting basically dropping 90% max on yourself and inexperienced shoulders may not weather that so well, but yeah i know iso holds are standard powerlifting fare.