Even beyond comp specificity, I think pauses are useful in their own right too. I have a bad habit of messing up my descent and touching too low, which makes a decent pause feel like hell. If the pause feels right, then I probably did the lift correctly.
So does touch and go high rep have any benefit. I’m not bouncing the bar off my chest but I have it programmed on a lighter bench day. Just wondering if I should swap that out for just pause reps even on light rep work.
Coming from someone who did touch and go with their old coach for years, I'd advise pausing all of your bench work. I did a meet this past April, and the Bench felt like just another day in the gym because I had practiced the movement so much. Matt has me benching 3 days a week, so I get a lot of good practice in.
I like touch and go reps a lot more. I like the feeling of the stretch reflex, it feels like I get more out of it. I have never had any issues with pauses in meets though.
I find tng is easier on the shoulders and also allows higher absolute load at similar rpe (which can also be a negative if programming doesn't account for that)
How do you feel about pausing on accessories? I've been integrating spoto press and apparently Eric Spoto just did mid range pumping reps without touching chest or locking out, while I've been performing spoto press as a comp bench with the pause being above the chest instead of on it.
@@gaminikokawalage7124but it’s less sport specific and allows you to cheat using the slight bounce to your advantage as well as being less breathing and bracing focussed. If you powerlift, just do dead stop
@@scazscaz1348 that's why I said in a base building phase. Powerlifters still do plenty of non specific bodybuilding when they're not prepping for a comp.
@@gaminikokawalage7124 the main lifts should still not depart too far tho regardless of “phase”. And most bodybuilding is inherently nonspecific no one claimed it was, but the lifts that are your actual sport should replicate it more closely than the stuff you do to supplement the sport.
Brother, you need to explode when you lift. I agree with the pausing when you go down but you need to explode and lift up fast when you go up. You lack power in those pushes. Moving way too slow. For boxers and mma fighters we need that explosiveness. Just some advice cause 🥊👊💢💥
Matt as one of the 0,5% of top lifters in the world is happy to have you in his community. As a powerlifter myself I can confirm that we are not the smartest people. That is why we can only do SBD and need people outside of the sport to help us getting better at the movements.
@@kayg5197guaranteed he's not one of the 0.5 % too lifters in the world. And I'm just giving genuine advice. It goes a long way in life, literally. Especially to have explosiveness in power long term in life to defend yourself
@@petereklund7145don't need a 400 lb bench press brother. You need explosiveness in your power 👊🤜 that's what really matters. Being actually able to use all of that in a self defense situation. I don't even think you'd need a 400 lb bench press like the way he did it in any type of situation though lol I focus on what I actually need for my passion and life. But I still show out and support matt anyway
'And the judge gets to slap you'
Lmao
Matt da 🐐 no 🧢
Even beyond comp specificity, I think pauses are useful in their own right too. I have a bad habit of messing up my descent and touching too low, which makes a decent pause feel like hell. If the pause feels right, then I probably did the lift correctly.
Never gonna compete in powerlifting and I pause every rep. Just feels better. More time stretching the chest = more gains
I love pause reps. My strength is going up faster than when I used to just do regular reps
can pausing after only ever doing touch and go give me strength gains?
Of course
Yes I started doing pause bench for the first time and in 2 months my bench went up by 30 lb
So does touch and go high rep have any benefit. I’m not bouncing the bar off my chest but I have it programmed on a lighter bench day. Just wondering if I should swap that out for just pause reps even on light rep work.
Coming from someone who did touch and go with their old coach for years, I'd advise pausing all of your bench work. I did a meet this past April, and the Bench felt like just another day in the gym because I had practiced the movement so much. Matt has me benching 3 days a week, so I get a lot of good practice in.
Don't think it does. At least I don't get any benefit out of it.
Maybe for pure hypertrophy without a full lockout? That would put constant tension on your chest. For powerlifting it is probably not worth it.
I like touch and go reps a lot more. I like the feeling of the stretch reflex, it feels like I get more out of it. I have never had any issues with pauses in meets though.
I find tng is easier on the shoulders and also allows higher absolute load at similar rpe (which can also be a negative if programming doesn't account for that)
I had to change from pausing everything over shoulder pain
How do you feel about pausing on accessories?
I've been integrating spoto press and apparently Eric Spoto just did mid range pumping reps without touching chest or locking out, while I've been performing spoto press as a comp bench with the pause being above the chest instead of on it.
The real question is should you use a squat plug on all your bench reps?
ever larson press?
Same thing when you deadlift? Always a dead stop?
Yes.
Atleast on deadlifts, touch and go is less fatiguing so it may be better for hypertrophy or in a base building phase. Source: alex Bromley
@@gaminikokawalage7124but it’s less sport specific and allows you to cheat using the slight bounce to your advantage as well as being less breathing and bracing focussed. If you powerlift, just do dead stop
@@scazscaz1348 that's why I said in a base building phase. Powerlifters still do plenty of non specific bodybuilding when they're not prepping for a comp.
@@gaminikokawalage7124 the main lifts should still not depart too far tho regardless of “phase”. And most bodybuilding is inherently nonspecific no one claimed it was, but the lifts that are your actual sport should replicate it more closely than the stuff you do to supplement the sport.
Do u ever Conventional Deadlift or are u an exclusive Sumo puller if so when did u make the permanent switch?
When you pause do you let the bar sink or do a ‘t shirt touch’?
It has to come to a complete stop, whether its with a sink or t shirt pause. Find what works best for you.
I don’t go gym. But I don’t care what anyone says arching your back like that is not proper technique, it looks idiotic.
Brother, you need to explode when you lift. I agree with the pausing when you go down but you need to explode and lift up fast when you go up. You lack power in those pushes. Moving way too slow. For boxers and mma fighters we need that explosiveness. Just some advice cause 🥊👊💢💥
Matt as one of the 0,5% of top lifters in the world is happy to have you in his community. As a powerlifter myself I can confirm that we are not the smartest people. That is why we can only do SBD and need people outside of the sport to help us getting better at the movements.
Cool story bro, now post your (paused) 400 lbs bench single.
@@kayg5197guaranteed he's not one of the 0.5 % too lifters in the world. And I'm just giving genuine advice. It goes a long way in life, literally. Especially to have explosiveness in power long term in life to defend yourself
@@petereklund7145don't need a 400 lb bench press brother. You need explosiveness in your power 👊🤜 that's what really matters. Being actually able to use all of that in a self defense situation. I don't even think you'd need a 400 lb bench press like the way he did it in any type of situation though lol I focus on what I actually need for my passion and life. But I still show out and support matt anyway
What a clown