is there a point when people at the gym do heavy weights w doin just half reps?

[devasta]

I c some peeps at the gym rackin up heavy loads of weights ex. 305Lbs on bench press, 500lbs deadlifting, 405+ lbs on squats and just doing partial movements as though they r e Not pushing or pulling a full range of motion w every Rep. Is this productive or they just tryin to show off?

[Justamonsta]

I c some peeps at the gym rackin up heavy loads of weights ex. 305Lbs on bench press, 500lbs deadlifting, 405+ lbs on squats and just doing partial movements as though they r e Not pushing or pulling a full range of motion w every Rep. Is this productive or they just tryin to show off?

When partial reps are incorporated into a well rounded program they can be beneficial. Obviously not everyone doing partial reps has a well rounded program, but they can be beneficial.

[chazzy1864]

When partial reps are incorporated into a well rounded program they can be beneficial. Obviously not everyone doing partial reps has a well rounded program, but they can be beneficial.

^This

[CtrlC]

Agreed.

Used as a finisher to completely exhaust the muscle group in a routine.

[ironwill2008]

I c some peeps at the gym rackin up heavy loads of weights ex. 305Lbs on bench press, 500lbs deadlifting, 405+ lbs on squats and just doing partial movements as though they r e Not pushing or pulling a full range of motion w every Rep. Is this productive or they just tryin to show off?

Why don't you ask the people doing this stuff?

[Engineer_Guy]

I do that just to see how many people I can get to go to bee bee dot com and ask about it.

[JBisGod]

The point is to look cool in front of the other people, who are judging you based on the weight on the bar, not your ROM.

Chicks totally dig 400lb quarter squats.

[Floider]

I c some peeps at the gym rackin up heavy loads of weights ex. 305Lbs on bench press, 500lbs deadlifting, 405+ lbs on squats and just doing partial movements as though they r e Not pushing or pulling a full range of motion w every Rep. Is this productive or they just tryin to show off?

There is no point to a lot of things that a lot of people do... such as leaving the "g" off of words like "racking" or "trying" or being incapable of spelling out "see". Stupid people do stupid things...

[Cookezilla]

Man i do drop sets in the gym and after im finished, no joke i cannot DB press 5kg weights

[Jasonk282]

I c some peeps at the gym rackin up heavy loads of weights ex. 305Lbs on bench press, 500lbs deadlifting, 405+ lbs on squats and just doing partial movements as though they r e Not pushing or pulling a full range of motion w every Rep. Is this productive or they just tryin to show off?

It's both. If it's part of a well designed routine then it can have benefits. Though, more often than not, it's just people trying to show how hoss they are.

[darinaldi]

When partial reps are incorporated into a well rounded program they can be beneficial. Obviously not everyone doing partial reps has a well rounded program, but they can be beneficial.

^This

Why don't you ask the people doing this stuff?

There is no point to a lot of things that a lot of people do... such as leaving the "g" off of words like "racking" or "trying" or being incapable of spelling out "see". Stupid people do stupid things...

It's both. If it's part of a well designed routine then it can have benefits. Though, more often than not, it's just people trying to show how hoss they are.

^Those

[davisj3537]

I feel the majority of people start doing quarter or half reps when they either
1. are working out with a group of guys all trying to use the same weight to keep up
2. reached full douche bag status

I feel the people doing them for the correct reasons (discussed below) are likely the minority IMO.

When partial reps are incorporated into a well rounded program they can be beneficial.

[Dano85]

I feel the majority of people start doing quarter or half reps when they either
1. are working out with a group of guys all trying to use the same weight to keep up

seen this couple days ago one guy was pretty much upright rowing the other guys bench press, cause there was no way the guy benching could lift it on his own, would say they were lucky if they were doing quarter reps....the guy who was upright rowing it (spotting) could handle the weight, dont know why its so hard to take some plates off and do it right....

[GeneralSerpant]

I do that just to see how many people I can get to go to bee bee dot com and ask about it.

Pretty much what I was going to type, but I always do full-ROM when I have the energy.

The dogma of full ROM is to be sold, not to be told. It's important to know the discipline of full-ROM in a lot of applications. That being said, there's no reason to consider that people at the gym that are doing not-full ROM do not know the discipline, or are not progressing in their training. Not that progression is a necessity, especially if someone is focusing their efforts on another muscle, or they are de-loading.

[dhimaan997]

I c some peeps at the gym rackin up heavy loads of weights ex. 305Lbs on bench press, 500lbs deadlifting, 405+ lbs on squats and just doing partial movements as though they r e Not pushing or pulling a full range of motion w every Rep. Is this productive or they just tryin to show off?

no its not unless you have Adonis genetics