VIDEO: Bench Press: Half Reps or Full Range of Motion?

A client recently asked me if he should do half reps or full range of motion reps on the bench press. He's seen lots of guys using the half rep method to keep constant tension on the muscle and wondered what I thought.

Well the answer is simple from my point of view, full reps every time! If performed correctly, there IS constant tension throughout the whole exercise. Also, if you want strong pecs throughout your full range of motion, then you need to train it through your full range of motion. 

🔸Keep your chest up high to avoid too much front delts involvement

🔸Lower the weight under control until the bar touches your chest , you should feel your chest fibres  stretching

🔸At the bottom of the lift try not to use too much momentum, if any

🔸On driving up, think more about bringing your elbows closer to your body than pushing straight up through your triceps.

🔸At the top of the lift you should be squeezing and contracting your pecs as hard as possible

Enjoy those pecs gains! Sam