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[SlimmerMe]

Tbody. How on earth do you keep your feet on the ground when on the bench. I have to bend my knees to support my back.

[tbody66]

I'm glad you posted this....I've been doing my upright rows like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbKgrwI-dwg all my life. What is the reasoning behind not bringing the bar below the belly button?

I don't find it an affective exercise for any muscle other than the trapezius, and this is the best way to hit that muscle, this range of motion keeps constant tension on the trap!

Good vids tbody

Im no video expert or exercise expert but since u askd just my opinion for thought.. Maybe itd be helpful, since ur doing these for instructional purposes, if u lightened the weight enuff for u to be able to explain the proper form and why before u perform the exercise and also while ur doing it this way the viewer will know what to be looking fir and when to be looking for it .. Like u can demonstrate what an incorrect way to do it is (hence the lighter weight so u dont get hurt) as well as maybe address some misconceptions with proper form?? I dunno.. Just thought id throw it out there.. I knownfor myself especially the SLDL, rom DL, reg DL, squat, split squat, those DB lunges im doing.. just a few ideas for ya.. While ur doing the exerc ise it is not as easy to see whats right if we cant see an example of whats wrong

Probably a good way to do this would be to have someone else do the exercise while I explained and pointed to things. I will see if I can't work on that in the future, or give some examples of improper form and how to correct it.

Yup!!! The videos are great!

Thank-you, I really enjoy making them and it's alot easier than I thought it would be.

Tbody. How on earth do you keep your feet on the ground when on the bench. I have to bend my knees to support my back.

I had low back trouble for the longest time and would perform bench press with my legs up in the air, crossed in front of me. I have heard of benefits to doing these this way, being that it isolates the pec muscles, but for stabalization I was encouraged to go back to this form and have been doing so since I've been back to lifting. If you drive your heels into the ground and keep your abdoman tight it should help. I personally don't have a probelem with you performing them with your legs up, unless you are trying a Max.

[RaginCajun]

I don't find it an affective exercise for any muscle other than the trapezius, and this is the best way to hit that muscle, this range of motion keeps constant tension on the trap!



Probably a good way to do this would be to have someone else do the exercise while I explained and pointed to things. I will see if I can't work on that in the future, or give some examples of improper form and how to correct it.



Thank-you, I really enjoy making them and it's alot easier than I thought it would be.



I had low back trouble for the longest time and would perform bench press with my legs up in the air, crossed in front of me. I have heard of benefits to doing these this way, being that it isolates the pec muscles, but for stabalization I was encouraged to go back to this form and have been doing so since I've been back to lifting. If you drive your heels into the ground and keep your abdoman tight it should help. I personally don't have a probelem with you performing them with your legs up, unless you are trying a Max.

i like to do this as well when i bench, helps make a strong core.