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What is Touch and Go?
Repping a lift without pausing at the bottom, letting the weight bounce lightly.
In context
Touch and Go is a key concept in powerlifting. Repping a lift without pausing at the bottom, letting the weight bounce lightly. Knowing what it means — and how it connects to the rest of your training — turns it from jargon into something you can actually use in the gym.
Nishaana is built around ideas like this: it tracks the numbers behind them automatically, so the theory shows up as real progress in your logbook rather than staying abstract.
Related powerlifting terms
Common questions.
What does touch and go mean?
Repping a lift without pausing at the bottom, letting the weight bounce lightly.
What category does touch and go belong to?
Touch and Go is a term from powerlifting in strength and fitness training. Browse more powerlifting terms in the Nishaana glossary.
Why does touch and go matter for training?
Understanding touch and go helps you train and program more deliberately — it is one of the ideas that separates guessing from a real, repeatable system.
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