ok hauss so thats why i see powerlifter, me included lowering the bar slowly to tap the chest wait for the judge then explode out of the whole hmmmmm....I have never seen someone unrack a bar pretty much drop it on themself and then press it up as a goos lift speed is the key on the way up and a controlled motion is not dangerous if done correctly... I think for some who just likes to strenght trainand competed for awhile and was 5'7 at 180 puttin up 415 on bench Training with negatives and never having an injury while doin a negative nor being "overly" sore after a work out with negatives i cant see the truth on you theory but each his own and now its time to stop high jacking this thread