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Paused Lifts For Strength Gain - Improving bench, squat, & pullups

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adarqui:

--- Quote from: steven-miller on July 06, 2010, 11:01:40 am ---Good stuff! I guess the paused reps really strengthen the sticking point and thus can help to bust plateaus. Another option would be to begin and initiate the movement at the sticking point. For example if a trainee has problems with the parallel position in a squat he would set the pins low at that position, get under the bar and try to push up from that weak position. For squats this method might be better than the paused reps since breathing with a heavy load on the back is probably not the best thing to do.
But I can really imagine this method to be very effective for the bench press and press, especially in combination with what Lance said about using the rebound after the pause.

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ya man I love those lifts, pin squat, pin bench, pin press.. Deadlift naturally works that way :) I've had lot of success with pin squats in terms of power for vert, they seemed to keep me feeling a bit healthier too, the nice momentary deload at the bottom feels good, and allows you to reposition yourself.

peace!

adarqui:
linked flander's paused bench press into the blog.. here it is in case anyone is interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0BEj3Aw3xA

PointerRyan:
well so what do you all peopel think about 3 second hold at the bottom in travelling lunges? i'm doing bodyweight work now , i managed to do 20-17-15 reps of travelling lunges, bout 1 and a half min rest in between sets, with a tempo of 1-3-1 .

Think the tempo is good?

cheers

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