bouncing on bench

[muscledog95]

I work at are fitness center at school and i see many people workout. Everyone bounces at the bottum of the bench. Im guilty of that sometimes as well. How you all feel about that?

 

[The Shadow]

I never do it....especially whn I heard a guys sternum crack from across the gym doing just that about 4 years ago

 

[bishonen]

I never do it....especially whn I heard a guys sternum crack from across the gym doing just that about 4 years ago

That's one I'm still waiting to hear at my gym..

I just look at it this way: broken ribs from CPR are very common, and that's just a person pressing on the sternum, not 200+ pounds of weight dropping a foot..

 

[skaman607]

I never do it....especially whn I heard a guys sternum crack from across the gym doing just that about 4 years ago

I'm surw he never did that again

 

[gymtime]

It's not only bad form, but dangerous as well, as Corny's post attests. Like you I see it all the time and just look down and shake my head. It's a terrible habit to get into.

 

[muscledog95]

WHen I bench I control it all the way down. WHen it gets to my chest I POP it back up. Is this a respectable bench?

 

[gymtime]

Exploding on the upward motion is ok. However, you want to make sure that that motion is controlled as well. In other words, if you're using any kind of momentum at all, you're not getting the full benefit of the lift.

It's like Bignate73 says in one of his precious few moments of genius , "If you can't stop your motion at any point during a lift, you're not lifting the weight, you're throwing it." I probably missed the exact wording, but you get the point. Control is key.

 

[Thaibox]

I almost always pause at the bottom just to make sure. I touch my chest just enough to feel it.

"If you can't stop your motion at any point during a lift, you're not lifting the weight, you're throwing it."

I like that

 

[louden_swain]

Bouncing is indeed dangerous. A cracked sternum is serious business.

 

[himeshj]

I am just starting out and I find that I tend to arch my back while pushing the weight up. Is that a bad habit?

 

[Lord_Suston]

I am just starting out and I find that I tend to arch my back while pushing the weight up. Is that a bad habit?

I try not to0 do it since i feel that you arch your back to get the bar going and are eccentually cheating yourself....

 

[gymtime]

I am just starting out and I find that I tend to arch my back while pushing the weight up. Is that a bad habit?

Yes. The more you arch your back, the more you rely on other than chest muscles to push up the weight. Many people do it because it makes the weight easier to lift, but like LS says, you're cheating yourself doing it that way.

 

[JDarty6173]

Yes. The more you arch your back, the more you rely on other than chest muscles to push up the weight. Many people do it because it makes the weight easier to lift, but like LS says, you're cheating yourself doing it that way.

Well then again If youre powerlifting that is the whole purpose.. To press as much weight as possible without using your pecs as the primary muscle.....