Static stretching can weaken your workout

A technique I've found useful in benching if you can't move up a weight is to have a spotter aid you in a weight which is a lot higher than what you can lift. The spotter holds the bar with weight up, and you slowly bring the bar down straining your muscles to the max. The spotter guards you from injuring yourself, and when you reach your chest, the spotter lifts up the bar with two arms placed in an equilibrium up to the starting point. I usually do this three times before my muscles are in fatigue.

The spotter should really not doing more than the two finger assist. If the spotter has to use his whole hand at any point you shouldn't be doing it. IMHO.

The spotter should really not doing more than the two finger assist. If the spotter has to use his whole hand at any point you shouldn't be doing it. IMHO.

Well, he's more like a guard so the bar doesn't split your face in half as you lower it down.

You have to sacrifice form too much to do that. Save "techniques" like that for when you plateau.

thats when theyre mostly used.. and as grav said, the best way to see results is to use good form, you'll end up like alot of the idiots you see in the gym, they swing high numbers around like they think they know what theyre doing, but theyre barely using the target muscle group(s) and they won't see the results they want , if they even see any at all. using good form puts the maximum strain on the targeted muscle which leads to better results in strength and size!

A technique I've found useful in benching if you can't move up a weight is to have a spotter aid you in a weight which is a lot higher than what you can lift. The spotter holds the bar with weight up, and you slowly bring the bar down straining your muscles to the max. The spotter guards you from injuring yourself, and when you reach your chest, the spotter lifts up the bar with two arms placed in an equilibrium up to the starting point. I usually do this three times before my muscles are in fatigue.

that's a negative rep.. it can be used with more weight than what you can normally handle but i dont see much of a point in that.. negativ reps are usually used for the last few reps you cant push out by yourself, your spotter helps you push the bar up, then you'd lower the bar as slowly as you can straining your muscles a hell of a lot.