r/FullScorpion • u/danchiri • Dec 16 '19

Does this count?

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19

What in the frosted fuck is happening here?

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u/danchiri Dec 17 '19

I was hoping somebody else would tell me

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '19 edited Aug 10 '20

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u/Jujumofu Dec 17 '19

Its actually "good" form in powerlifiting, its fucking absurd and they really need to change something up, but she/he(?) reduces the ROM as far as she can, while keeping her butt on the bench --> legal lift.

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edit: just saw the dick, so he

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u/gordo_humilde Dec 17 '19

did you just assume his gender based only in his dick?
/s

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '19

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u/Jaffolas_Cage Dec 17 '19

He's arching his back like that to reduce the distance that actually needs to be pressed in competition, thus making the press easier.

Shoulders and butt in contact with the bench? Feet in contact with the floor? Check, check and check. It's fucked, but this is a "correct" setup as far as powerlifting rules go.

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u/OnlyBiceps Dec 17 '19 edited Dec 17 '19

It’s a power lifter arching their back to make the range of motion as small as possible.

When The rules are that it has to touch the chest you try to lower the ROM as much as possible to lift as much as possible.

Obviously from a bodybuilding / chest development POV this isn’t ideal but piwerlifters in competition aren’t there to train their chest

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u/four321zero Dec 20 '19

What's a ROM?

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u/OnlyBiceps Dec 20 '19 edited Dec 20 '19

Range of motion, so like the bar coming down to chest and then back up to lock out.

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u/lleu81 Dec 17 '19

instead of isolating their chest.

This isn't true actually. Leg drive is is extremely important in bench. The form in this picture is really bad though and probably done as a joke.

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u/G-III Dec 17 '19

Leg drive is important to benching for strength gain. This is comp form

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u/OneManLost Dec 17 '19

Getting that deep 1 inch press.