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Why does everyone bench half way?

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It seems like everyone is doing this all the time, on the flat bench, incline and even the decline press. It drives me crazy,
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I go a little farther than halfway, but not all the way due to a messed up rotator. Unless a bad shoulder is the case, then they go halfway to get more reps with that weight.
 
Parabellum said:
It seems like everyone is doing it and not even with a lot of weight.
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Well then they don't know what they're doing. I've seen lots of guys do it at the gym. Warm up with 135x15 almost to the chest, then do 225 halfway for as many reps they can.
 
Parabellum said:
It seems like everyone is doing this all the time, on the flat bench, incline and even the decline press. It drives me crazy,
:mad:
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Yes. . . I am sure that this is ruining your training.

Might want to focus on your training instead of everyone elses.
BTW, those who are performing half presses may be working through a sticking point, may be injured, or are not flexible enough to get the bar down that low.

For those who have none of these problems. . .its hard to say what they are up to. These half reppers will hurt their training in the long run if they constantly use it.
 
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louden_swain said:
For those who have none of these problems. . .its hard to say what they are up to.
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It's their ego. The guys I have seen at my gym don't have any injuries or flexibility problems. They just like training chest cause they think it is the only thing that matters, but how can they use a lot of weight if their pecs are flat? Half reps, and convince themselves they are doing something.

-sk
 
there is not too many reasons why someone couldnt touch their chest. just drop the bar lower on the chest. tucking the elbows allows the bar to travel through its full range of motion. i can easily demonstrate this to someone and feel a tremendous amount of strain being relieved from my shoulders by just moving the bar down.

i watch all kinds of bench warriors, 1/2 repping their way to moderate weights only to be buried if the bar grazes their chest hair. remember, it doesnt count unless it touches the chest. thats the cardinal rule in bench pressing, from those that do it as a sport.

working through a sticking point is one possibility, as in the case of 2/3/4/5 board presses, but the for the majority of people this thread is talking about, that is their style of benching....all the time.
 
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louden_swain said:


Yes. . . I am sure that this is ruining your training.

Might want to focus on your training instead of everyone elses.
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I'm focused, I go in do what I have to do and get out, no solcilizing for me.

I am constantly aware of my surrounds, it's like a curse sometimes. Sometimes I want to teach them the way but then I realy don't give a fuck. When I'm in the gym it's all about me me me.

I don't even know why I started this silly thread, just bored I guess.
 
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Parabellum said:
I am constantly aware of my surrounds, it's like a curse sometimes.
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I'm like that too. If I go into a room, I will know everyone's face, their location relative to me, and exactly what they are doing. Always been like this ...

It will drive me crazy if I tried to not pay attention.

-sk
 
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sk* said:


I'm like that too. If I go into a room, I will know everyone's face, their location relative to me, and exactly what they are doing. Always been like this ...

It will drive me crazy if I tried to not pay attention.

-sk
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same here.

thats the Marine that lives inside me. hehe.
 
Before you mentioned the Marines, I was going to say, with your observational tendancies...you guys would make good operators.:) Attention to detail son.

Anyway, my dad presses 1/2 ROM because of a fucked up rotator. He's also 65, and he's moving 275. I give him shit because I can, but in reality, how many 65 year olds can even bench 27.5 lbs. If he didn't have the shoulder injury, I have no doubt he could go full ROM with no problem.
 
Thaibox said:
Before you mentioned the Marines, I was going to say, with your observational tendancies...you guys would make good operators.:) Attention to detail son.

Anyway, my dad presses 1/2 ROM because of a fucked up rotator. He's also 65, and he's moving 275. I give him shit because I can, but in reality, how many 65 year olds can even bench 27.5 lbs. If he didn't have the shoulder injury, I have no doubt he could go full ROM with no problem.
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Yea, that's cool bro, but a lot of people do half presses just so they look cooler with more weight.

-sk
 
sk* said:


Yea, that's cool bro, but a lot of people do half presses just so they look cooler with more weight.

-sk
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Agreed

Probably 98% of the 1/2 rom people have more ego than strength
 
The same reason they swing their whole body when they curl, bounce the weight off their chest, never go deeper than a quarter squat, etc.. Their ego. They will always rationalize it, too. "It's dangerous to go down more". Poppycock.
 
JollyRogers said:
whats wrong with rasieing your ass, I do, it helps me press the weight up better along with my lats and tri's
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You must be kidding. . . .?

This is sloppy form and is a one way ticket to an injury. . .focus on using weights that you can use for good form. Seems like you are more preoccupied with heavy weight rather than clean form

Raising your ass is a big no no in competition.
 
Louden is 1,000,000% right!

Jolly, keep your ass on the bench, raising the ass is a COMPLETE butchering of form. If you raise your ass on a bench, you're not really benching.
 
Are we talking about half-way up or half-way down? If half way down then that is pathetic (assuming no injury or other med reason). If half way up, then aren't we just talking about partial reps? I don't use them but I thought they had an established purpose.
 
im doing it to get my bench up it helps believe me! its called wsb training! the same goes for box squats to helps you get used 2 the heavy weight and bring your lifts up so no its not just for ego
 
MeatHead57 said:
im doing it to get my bench up it helps believe me! its called wsb training! the same goes for box squats to helps you get used 2 the heavy weight and bring your lifts up so no its not just for ego
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Just wait until you overstrain a lumbar or tear a pec. This is no legit way of training and if you have to justify why you use pathethic form. . .its time to learn how to train properly.
 
arching back with my ass off the bench like half an inch is bad?

I use my upper back to push, ...it feels fine to me

also i have always done this, never hurt myself once
 
Even with a bad shoulder i still try to get as close to my chest as possible. Halfway is not the way to do it!

also... KEEP YER ARSE ON TEH BENCH
 
Thaibox said:
Before you mentioned the Marines, I was going to say, with your observational tendancies...you guys would make good operators.:) Attention to detail son.

Anyway, my dad presses 1/2 ROM because of a fucked up rotator. He's also 65, and he's moving 275. I give him shit because I can, but in reality, how many 65 year olds can even bench 27.5 lbs. If he didn't have the shoulder injury, I have no doubt he could go full ROM with no problem.
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Big props to your dad! 275 is a nice weight at any age but at 65!That is OUTSTANDING!!
 
Thaibox said:
Before you mentioned the Marines, I was going to say, with your observational tendancies...you guys would make good operators.:) Attention to detail son.
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and my Nate has Grrrrreat attention to detail!;)

see this smile? :D
 
MeatHead57 said:
im doing it to get my bench up it helps believe me! its called wsb training! the same goes for box squats to helps you get used 2 the heavy weight and bring your lifts up so no its not just for ego
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Westsiders do not advocate benching half way down then back up again.

During a WSB workout you may do board presses, floor presses, lock outs The boards and floor presses makes it seem like your training your bench half way, but in reality you do boards to strengthen your lockout and floor presses to strengthen your midpoint. You would do heavy rack lockouts to get used to heavy weights.

Now to feed my ego,
I was the only guy training WSB style in my gym for over a year and half now and all my lifts are taking off. Maybe all these people are just trying to imitate me doing board presses without the boards. ;)
 
Attention to detail!

Brings back memories......

Best thing I ever did was joingin the Marines. Changed my life forever.
 
i have great form i have the best form my football coach has eva seen! so my dad who was a power lifter when he was 25 he was benching 600 pounds he is the 1 who told me 2 do it
 
nothing wrong with "partials" as long as thats what they are called. if someone says 'hey i bench 300." and you see them do that...just know that they have no clue. if someone is doing that for a purpose, to help their full ROM bench press, then they are educated and you can respect that lift.

i just really dig the guys that train half way all the time...and if the bar gets close to their chest, they are buried. even with moderate weight. can you say "strength hole" in thier lift? alot of these guys are bb style benchers and limit their ROM because it pulls so hard on their shoulders to be so wide with the elbows. i guess im sort of a convert because i bench PL style (so does my gf) and there is no strain on my shoulders, and the "hole" in my bench press is gone.
 
Full range of motion is the way to go but with shoulder probs, no way. In my 20's full range and constant lay-off with shoulder problems. Im 34 and have been doing bench to parallel, since no problems and injury free for 3 years. Not the best chest but atleast i can move my shoulders.
 
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