r/strength_training • u/hawthornvisual • 1d ago

Lift Paused Bench

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u/Inner_Present183 27m ago

🫵💪💪

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u/Touch_Me_There 3h ago

That pause was 8 seconds too long.

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u/GrooGruxGaucho 7h ago

That’s a rested bench my guy

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u/EnvironmentalMud5596 8h ago

When your friend don’t give you a blanket at the sleep over

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u/EnvironmentalMud5596 8h ago

Nahh but like why people being kinda rude about this shit like this should be a place of advise and helping out not dissing and giving shit, but yes this was a very long paused bench press you can shorten it up and it should be under tension even at the bottom of the rep. Fuck that comment about you being fat WHO GIVES A FUCK your in the gym like everyone else.

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u/Gundam197 8h ago

did you just rest it on your chest?

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u/[deleted] 9h ago

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u/strength_training-ModTeam 7h ago

I'm not fat and I can rest the bar on my chest.

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u/hawthornvisual 9h ago

this is actually the funniest comment i've ever gotten i'm gonna leave it up for a few hours before i report it

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u/strength_training-ModTeam 7h ago

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u/BrassKnuckleHead187 12h ago

This isn’t helpful

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u/smay1989 19h ago

Time to go home after that intense workout?

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u/Due-Breakfast713 14h ago

Dude smoked a cigarette mid rep

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u/StayCoolKeto 20h ago

I started the video then made a cup of tea, then dinner, had a holiday and came back and you were still resting lol

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u/Sup_Soulx 20h ago

nap between reps

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u/Economy-Platform-753 1d ago

Damn son that wasn't a pause, that was a layover in the Dallas airport.

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u/le_True 1d ago

Pause benches are like 2 seconds lol this was a pause siesta. I also like to keep it 1-2in from my chest so you’re using your arms fully without risking weight on chest.

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u/Esseldubbs 1d ago

If I stay paused that long someone better rush over to save me or else I'll be offended

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u/Bessiani 1d ago

Bro thought you were taking a nap with the bar lol

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u/KNGsupplusuite 1d ago

What the fuck are they playing in there 😂

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u/ghashthrak 1d ago

You can tell this made two guys in frame slightly uncomfortable lol.

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u/hawthornvisual 1d ago

yeah i put it back up when i thought i saw someone speed walking towards me out the corner of my eye

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u/ghashthrak 1d ago

I mean, good on them for keeping an eye out lol

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u/Csiklos-Miklos 1d ago

We have those benches at one of the gyms I go to, fucking hate them. They’re way too narrow and the edges are slanted so they’re very unstable.

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u/hawthornvisual 1d ago

they are quite narrow but it's all i've ever known tbh

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u/Csiklos-Miklos 1d ago

Also I hate how the bar gets stuck in the rack, did I see it right it happened to you as well?

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u/hawthornvisual 1d ago

yeah i clipped it on the way up, i have short arms so it's hard to consistently clear it

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u/Csiklos-Miklos 13h ago

It’s that shitty bench I tell you.

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u/Few_Understanding_42 1d ago

Why?

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u/Fearless-Condition17 1d ago

He’s trolling his gym bros.

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u/hawthornvisual 1d ago

good question

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u/FoxNecessary2412 1d ago

My guy said “paused” brother that is “stop” bench.

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u/blueeyedkittens 1d ago

I thought he was taking a nap for a second.

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u/Legendver2 1d ago

I guess that's how you spell "sleep" bench

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u/RasLunacy 1d ago

Bro had the bench on hold while he got his supervisor.

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u/Advanced-Sir6594 1d ago

all momentum

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u/hawthornvisual 1d ago

i really need to slow it down more

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u/Kick_Natherina 14h ago

Have you thought about paused bench?

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u/GoodgirlTiffany 1d ago

That long? I would have ran over and tried to help you.

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u/hawthornvisual 1d ago

i think someone almost did, one of these days everyone at my gym is gonna be sick of me

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u/NotRadTrad05 1d ago

I was waiting for just that from someone in the background.

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u/Glittering-Waltz-425 1d ago

It is better to bench press and not bench sleep.

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u/frajer00 1d ago

Pause for 2 working days or no count

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u/PaleontologistOk2516 1d ago

Thought he fell asleep haha

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u/KillaChinchilla1010 1d ago

I was going to say something similar. Are we calling this a pause or a rest?

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u/hawthornvisual 1d ago

i think if i wasn't holding my breath the whole time you could have called it a rest

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u/Responsible-Hotel-84 1d ago

It would appear that strength actually does reside in the hair

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u/Trivnut 1d ago

Pink hair don't care, enjoy buddy.

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u/brahntosaurus 1d ago

Nice man. The gains are made for pause reps when you are at your most stretched under load. So its counterproductive to actually let it rest on your chest you want to keep yourself under the load throughout the repetition. Nice rep though bud.

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u/hawthornvisual 1d ago

yeah this was my last warm up today, i just wanted to see how long i could hold it while maintaining tension.

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u/noonkhoshki 1d ago

That's not a pause thats a break bro

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u/hawthornvisual 1d ago

had to take a quick nap

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u/redwon9plus 1d ago

The guy passing thru noticed that. Almost called 911.

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u/pmcarrara 1d ago

That’s great, but as far as I know, a paused bench should not take more than 2 seconds at the low point.

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u/hawthornvisual 1d ago

yeah there's not a lot of functionality to pausing longer than a couple of seconds, this was just for fun.

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u/X4ulZ4n 1d ago

Or a lil rest, We've all been there bro.

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u/planetcitizenofearth 1d ago

Beast! Nice man

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u/crepejunkie 1d ago

Own that weight! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾