Antti
Level 10 Valued Member
I read today that quick reps required more force than paused squats. Not sure how that jives with my experience paused squatting.
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Comparing the force production of paused Vs bounced squats isn't 100% straightforward. If you pause long enough to kill your stretch reflex, your muscles have to do all of the work.
Personally, I like to implement both paused reps and pauseless reps. I'm also a big fan of "dead" versions of lifts and lifts like the box squat and the floor press. However, on all lifts and all reps, 99% of the time, I try to do the concentric as fast as I can.