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Dropping weight quickly and catching?

gogophers
gogophers Posts: 190 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I was wondering whether anyone's tried this and whether it's effective and safe.

I saw someone benching and they would allow gravity to completely take the weight down very quickly, they would "catch it", push it up at a normal speed and repeat. It seemed that the hardest part of the workout was catching the weight at the bottom.

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  • HeiressRoxy
    HeiressRoxy Posts: 9
    :smile: I have not heard of that. I would recommend researching this so you do not hurt yourself long term by attempting it.
  • JDUR19
    JDUR19 Posts: 60 Member
    No idea, but it certainly doesn't sound safe :)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,151 Member
    One of the best ways to wear the joints down in your elbows and shoulders.

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  • gogophers
    gogophers Posts: 190 Member
    I'm still researching this, but it looks like it's called "reactive lifting".

    ETA: This is what he was doing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkcPIV-Tsbk
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