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Title: Bench Pressing and Wooden Blocks
Post by: cl on May 29, 2009, 12:31:21 PM

This maybe a stupid question but what is the purpose of having someone hold a wood block on your chest why doing your reps?
Thxs

Title: Re: Bench Pressing and Wooden Blocks
Post by: QuakerOats on May 29, 2009, 12:44:10 PM

partial reps that are ABSORBED BY YOUR MUSCLES as opposed to doing partials in the power rack where the bar hits the metal pins, mostly done for triceps power.

Title: Re: Bench Pressing and Wooden Blocks
Post by: MisterMagoo on May 29, 2009, 01:28:32 PM

ever done a pin press and you accidentally hit one side?

that's why you do a board press.

Title: Re: Bench Pressing and Wooden Blocks
Post by: thewickedtruth on May 29, 2009, 08:27:12 PM

just as stated before..

it allows the weight to deload into the board and into your body to maintain form, function, and TIGHTNESS to allow you to work a particular range of motion (especially for shirted guys.. i don't believe this has any application to raw lifters anymore) you might be weak in where as when you use pins or into a rack the weight deloads into the apparatus and not into the lifter making it less functional and DANGEROUS...