board press' and pausing before you hit your chest?

[pretty ricky]

Okay I have been training chest for awhile now by going down about 3-5 inches from my chest and pausing and pushing back up never touching my chest.Now with boards you come down touch the board and then press.Is this to release between the two parts of the lift ie.excentric/concentric?Or is it just like what I do but I dont use the boards.

 

[jcp2]

touch your chest when you bench, the actual amount of chest stimulation is not much from a bench press to begin with, don't make it less. I wouldn't worry about boards unless you are a powerlifter.

 

[pretty ricky]

Yes I always did touch my chest till my doc said to stop.I got shoulder problems and was told that coming all the way down tranfers the weight to your joints.I dont know thats why I asked thank you for the response.If benching doesn't stimulate chest that much what does?

 

[Darracq]

Use 2 or even 1 board if you have shoulder trouble. I would rather use boards than just keep the bar from touching the chest. start benching elbow in if you arnt already this has helped my shoulders a bunch. I am a powerlifter though.

 

[blackbeard]

Yes I always did touch my chest till my doc said to stop.I got shoulder problems and was told that coming all the way down tranfers the weight to your joints.I dont know thats why I asked thank you for the response.If benching doesn't stimulate chest that much what does?

tucking your elbows to 45 degrees rather than having them stick straight out will take stress off the delts as well as tucking your shoulders into the bench

also like jcp said i would NOT use boards if you are trying to develp your chest..
if using boards i pause and actually relax on the board then throw the weight back..just hitting the board doesnt really develop all that much technique

 

[pullinbig]

on raw benching i stop about 1" from my chest with a controlled descent. breif pause and explode up.

boards are ok if you have a stcking point that is not at tyhe bottom. this can also be worked in the rack benching off the pins bottom up style.

 

[pretty ricky]

yeah i keep the arms at 45 degrees.i was just askin if the 2 were close to the same.it seems not at all.thanks

 

[sniffy54]

ahhhhh....jcp2 and pullingbig looking good in those shirts. we have one left, its a women's small. hope its big enough for animal.

 

[pullinbig]

he'll be hot in it im sure.

sniffy why you go and piss him off?