Off the chest.

[Cort]

Am I right in thinking that dynamic explosive lifting will help me here? That first inch or two on the bottom is my greatest weakness as of now.

[Klinger]

Mine, too. I think the speed reps have helped me there. You could also try lockouts targeting the half-inch off your chest up to about 6 inches off the chest or so. I'm sure Dave has a routine for that up his sleeve.

[Cort]

Yeah, it's just amazing how easy 235 is one inch off my chest for reps in comparison to how hard it is all the way down lol. I might try the lockouts, just wish I had a partner in there doing similar lifting so I'm not the only one that people are looking at funny...

[jimmyv]

I like pause benching for this sticking point.

[Firehawk]

Strengthen your lats and work on your front delts.

And yeah, paused reps work pretty good too.

[Cort]

Sounds good, I'll work them in.

Not sure what else to do for my lats beyond the deadlifts, rows, pull-ups, etc...

[Firehawk]

They just need to get stronger.