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Old 12-24-2011, 04:28 PM   #11536
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Originally Posted by Alpha v2 View Post
Actually powerlifting technique asks you to have a wider grip so you use less range of motion, and i think they bring it down slower because you'll drop the bar otherwise.. The power comes from the feet when they push it back up
The way he made it sound you are also basically building up tension in your triceps and back so that it pretty much just snaps the weight back up... I dont know if I was reading it wrong but it almost sounds like the hard part is bringing the weight down... once its down it sorta pops back up
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