Paused reps for bench press

[nuttynutskin]

Coming from a powerlifting perspective, I'm wondering if there would be a downside to only doing paused reps for bench press. Or would it be better to incorporate both touch-n-go and paused reps? Thoughts?

Also, has anyone ever messed around with the Spoto press? It seems like something I might try out.

 

[GrymReefer]

according to a video I watched concerning Dorian and his take on weightlifting... You have 3 different types of movements within a single repetition. concentric, eccentric, and static movements. Each movement targets a different aspect of the muscle fiber and its "firing" to say. I'm assuming that if you spend time focusing on all aspects of the movement rather than the majority of those who focus just on getting the weight up to count another rep, you are increasing hypertrophy in the myofibrillar category..

Just my opinion. I've always have a heavy emphasis on negatives whenever I worked out and drop sets. Reason being is that I've never had a workout partner and generally don't have a spotter I can trust. So I am forced to work with slightly lighter weights, but as a result I must increase the intensity and workload within other variables besides heavy weight.

 

[CFC]

It depends what you mean by touch-n-go. For some people that means bounce, which is totally self-defeating and won't help your lifts at all. The spoto method is quite a bit harder because you aren't letting any of the tension out before pushing back. Personally I would train both - for fun and for progress.

 

[Serotonin101]

It depends what you mean by touch-n-go. For some people that means bounce, which is totally self-defeating and won't help your lifts at all. The spoto method is quite a bit harder because you aren't letting any of the tension out before pushing back. Personally I would train both - for fun and for progress.

I was thinking touch n go like a piston on a rod in an engine: never fully extend the arms or let the bar rest when down. Constant tension as you said which is how I train.

 

[nuttynutskin]

By touch n go I just meant immediately pressing once the bar touches... I never bounce.

 

[[S]alvatore]

You will need to reduce the amount of weight you're using when switching from touch & go to paused benching, progress will also be slower. But in my experience, paused benching gave me more confidence, because if I could lift it from a dead-stop, touch & go was a cakewalk. I also felt alot more in my pec major.