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  The touch and go bench may be holding you back! I know how a lot of lifters think... "I'll just continue training how I've been, see my numbers increase, at the meet I'll be fine" Not the mentality you want to fall into! I'd much rather make training feel like hell for a lifter so the meet is the easy part! That includes, pausing everything!The pause isn't just a way to challenge you and standardize the bench in competition, but it's a unique training effect that you need to, well... train!The pause is an isometric contraction at chest level....

Keeping a bench focus in your training isn't as easy as you may think. First you need to determine what your goals areAre you a bench only lifter who cares only about training and improving your bench?Are you a bench only lifter who also trains the other lifts?Are you a full power lifter who wants to prioritize the bench press for a while?This video will help these lifters. There is special attention that needs to be paid if you fall into these categories. First is frequency. The frequency you allot to the bench press and its accessories needs to rise....

In this video I cover the two aspects of using bands that trip most lifters up. 1. How and why to use bands 2. How to set them upWe use bands for accommodating resistance. That means the resistance is changing as you go through the lift. At the top of the range the band has a greater stretch, therefore adding more weight to the bar. We use them to stave off the deceleration period towards the end range to allow a better adaption for power. You'll commonly see bands used for speed work which is how I prescribe them to...