I get a lot out of partial squats and high DLs.  Everybody knows about board presses, but I was wondering what others' experiences were with them.  I've been hearing that some folks get nothing from partial movements.

Hi Wade,

I have been following the Huge In a Hurry "Get Stronger" & "Get Even Stronger" plans. In there Chad Waterbury asks for a lot of partial moves, like quarter squats and fast partial front squats.
I found it difficult to assess the carry over. However, going near 1 RM now feels a lot more secure.
I am looking forward to the Gathering in Finland, to finally test my squat to see how it is affected.

Used right, the boards work.  Like all partials, do not get away from the full range movement for too long or it will suffer.  Some combinations I have used with the boards are:

Combo 1: Dynamic Bench Press: 8 sets of 3 at 60% 1RM; 3, 4, or 5-Board Bench Press: 3 sets of 3, last set is a 3Rm at the end of a 3 week wave

Combo 2: 2 or 3-Board Press worked to a 5, 3, or 1RM; Blast Strap Pushups for 3 sets of max reps.

Combo 3: Flat Bench Press worked to a 5, 3, or 1RM; Triceps Death using 60% of bench 1RM (2 board for max reps, no rest, 3 board for max reps, no rest, 4 board for max reps, no rest, 5 board for max reps) for 2 sets.

Before I did the Gathering last year, my flat bench had started to go stale so I switched to a 2-Board and that helped.

In the Elite FTS beginners Training Manual,  the order of the Max Effort 3 week waves are: 2-Board Press, Floor Press, Close Grip Bench Press, 3-Board Press.  Combined with the 1-speed day and it gave me a very fast bench.  For the Squat/DL, it  is: Close Stance Low Box Squats(about 2 inches below Parallel), Deficit Deadlifts  (3-4 inches), High Box Squats (2 inches above parallel), Rack Pulls 1-2 inches below the knee.

Just some ideas for you, good luck.