Not sure if this is what TP means, but if you have a good hand (same 2nd pair, top kicker). If you would put one bet in to see if your hand is best, but don't want to be put in the situation where you throw out a bet and are raised, then check with the intention of calling.
TP's example said you were out of position, so say the flop came KJ2 rainbow, and you hold AJ. You were only up against 1 player so you bet the flop, and to continue to be aggressive and bet the turn (discussed earlier). Other player has just been calling along the whole way. Do you want to bet out here (even assuming no draws could have hit) to find that he has been letting you bet KKK, JJJ, 222, xxx, xxx, KJKJ, etc, etc. If he hit a set on the flop, and the board wasn't threatening to a straight or a flush, he might gladly do this and then you have put yourself in a position to pay him 2 bets on the river.
Also assume you didn't improve, what about that player who called your preflop raise with K9 and is calling along with TP ok kicker. Again you pay them off twice.
Not sure if this is what TP was getting at, but I see this a lot at low limits.
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