ME BENCH...quick question

[big calvin]

do i go the same speed as for DE? (dont worry about the neg and let it hit/touch my chest) or slower and blast off as soon as the bar touches my chest?

thanks.

[Paul Stagg]

You won't be capable of using the same speed.

I wouldn't 'worry' about the negative

[big calvin]

o i know about the speed not being the same but i was worried i might be lettin the bar "just fall" and maybe i was only suppose to do that wit lighter weight(de)...

the reason i ask is cuz if i dont bother wit neg's then i can do 335 on max bench but if i do then 295-315 might be only wha i can get...

thanks paul

[BigCorey75]

noo, dont let it fall,

just do your singles like you normall would ina smooth motion as if you were maxing out...

[big calvin]

yea but see thats the problem when i normally bench i always let the bar down slowly and tried to blast it off my chest( aka. yates style) but i get less weight wit that...if i use momentimum(spell) then yea ill get more weight wit ease... so ..im still not sure how 2 go about it...

[unshift]

do it properly... let it down, pause for a second, then lift it back up

[big calvin]

pause??...thats how id normally do it but i was afraid WSB might not do it that way...

thanks guys

[GonePostal]

I wouldn't pause at the bottom... I heard that somewhere... but I dont' knwo where

[GonePostal]

I think it was benchmonster

[Bruise Brubaker]

The most important thing is to not make it bounce on the chest.

[Xg74]

If you let it quickly accelerate to your chest, you have a greater chance of injury. Would you want 300+ pounds of iron landing on your chest supported by a small bar? That'll break you in half!

[unshift]

you have to pause in competition so that way there's no momentum moving the bar for you

[Xg74]

But if you are not competing, don't pause if you do not want to. But don't bounce it either.

[big calvin]

damn i didnt know u had to pause in a comp!

thanks guys...pause it is