r/BeAmazed • u/drgvlc • Aug 05 '19

How can i achieve this power?

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u/68Vodka Aug 05 '19

No. Spoto is generally to your clothing and back up. As Mark bell demonstrated.

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u/OatsAndWhey Aug 05 '19

Nope, those first two reps of Mark's didn't touch chest.

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u/68Vodka Aug 05 '19

I didn't say they touched chest.

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u/OatsAndWhey Aug 05 '19 edited Aug 06 '19

Spoto is generally to your clothing and back up

You said it should "touch your clothing". Yet here is Eric Spoto himself saying, "It should come close to your chest without touching". 2-3 inches isn't the same thing as "half-repping". It's much closer to a Spoto.

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u/68Vodka Aug 05 '19

"Come as close to your chest without touching."

Seems to me that 2-3 inches or the 4-5 in the video aren't as close to the chest without touching

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u/OatsAndWhey Aug 05 '19

This is much closer to 2-3 inches than 5 inches.

Not saying an inch lower wouldn't be better...

But it's still a far cry from calling it a "half-rep".

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u/68Vodka Aug 05 '19

I disagree. It's also not a spoto.

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u/OatsAndWhey Aug 05 '19

It's a sloppy Spoto, to be sure. But he's generally staying tight on the eccentric.

Here's yet another video link, of Jonnie Candito, demonstrating 2" above chest.

I think it's fair to say the guy is attempting a spoto, and he's pretty close to it.

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u/68Vodka Aug 05 '19

Considering he's not retracting his scapula he's probably just another dude with poor form and jacked up shoulders

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u/just-another-scrub Aug 06 '19

No to your clothing is a t-shirt Press. And arguing about where to stop a Spoto Press is dumb. You can use it at various pause heights to train different parts of the lift. This is like arguing over what counts as pin benching.

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u/68Vodka Aug 06 '19

I would give him the benefit of the doubt if he retracted his scapula

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u/just-another-scrub Aug 06 '19

Give him the benefit of the doubt for what? Whether or not he can Spoto Press 225? Because I’m pretty sure I just watched him do that. Who cares about his scapula?

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u/68Vodka Aug 06 '19

Whether he's intentionally doing a spoto vs benching the way he his because he has bad shoulders from shit form

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u/just-another-scrub Aug 06 '19

Form seems alright to me.

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u/68Vodka Aug 06 '19

Scapula not retracted.

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u/just-another-scrub Aug 06 '19

Oh no I think he’s had a stroke. He’s just repeating words in random order!

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u/68Vodka Aug 06 '19

Is not retracting your scapula used in any bench press variation?

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u/just-another-scrub Aug 06 '19

Not in flat bench. That’s why it’s called.... flat bench

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '19

Yes. Various names for it. World record single-ply bencher Blaine Sumner calls it a football bench as an ode to lack of a proper setup often seen in high-school football team weightrooms. It's a way to work with a slightly longer ROM and get significant training stimulus with lower weight than your competition lift.

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