Shicky wrote:I put it to the floor on every rep, I believe this is generally seen as the only way to do it. Afraid I dont have any info to back up my claims, I read it in one of Mark Rippetoe's books, you could probably find it on a crossfit video but him or something.

Marks1972 wrote:Personally i feel you shouldnt just touch down with the weight each rep, you should let go, and reset your starting position.

If you dont ground the weight, at best its going to turn into an RDL/SDL.. at worst your back isnt going to thank you.

Ive found since i reset each time heavy deadlifting my lower back is much happier.

Poliquin wrote:Pausing is more important on extensor chain exercises such as presses, deadlifts and squats

Due to the effects of the force curve, I have found that pausing is more beneficial for strength building adaptations in squats and presses than in chin-ups or curls. Pausing in the bottom position is great to train the ability to overcome inertia, such as an offensive tackle would need - particularly the offensive line from the Patriots who failed to protect Tom Brady during the last Super Bowl!

One of the most common questions I'm asked is whether to pause the bar at the bottom or to bounce the bar between reps during power cleans or power snatches. Those athletes who like the bouncing approach, using the elastic quality inherent in bumper plates to gain momentum from the bottom, usually do so to compensate for a weak lower back. It is also extremely stressful on the spinal column - every single athlete I've seen who used this approach always turned out to have a lower back that limited their performance.

I prefer pausing at the start position because it more effectively overloads the posterior chain. It also more effectively recruits the higher-threshold motor units, which leads to better strength gains in terms of rate and magnitude. It also develops the ability to overcome inertia, which is a vital skill in most sports.

Even though the bouncing approach allows you to use more weight, pausing between reps provides a better-quality strength and power stimulus because it forces you to overcome inertia on every rep. Increasing strength and power in that range is what has the most carryover to improving power for the first two steps of any expression of sprinting speed, whether it be for soccer, rugby or bobsleigh.

health4ni wrote:Chin-up

If you don't want to use your chin, then do a pull-ups instead.

SCOTT GALTON wrote:I think you need TO DECIDE what you are a powerlifter or a bodybuilder

Marks1972 wrote:

SCOTT GALTON wrote:I think you need TO DECIDE what you are a powerlifter or a bodybuilder

Who's that at Scott?

Will wrote:I personally for light weights bring up and down just touching ever so lightly the floor and bring it back up again. However I like to mix in some powerlifting and do bring it back to the ground and lift froms scratch again.