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Bench Pressing and Wooden Blocks
« 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?
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Re: Bench Pressing and Wooden Blocks
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Bench Pressing and Wooden Blocks
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Bench Pressing and Wooden Blocks
« Reply #3 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...
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