Thread: Benching techniques?
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01-17-2007, 09:17 AM #1
Benching techniques?
Bounce off chest or control the weight to a point above the pec or....
Ya just see a lot of dif lifting forms in the gyms....
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01-17-2007, 09:39 AM #2
Here's a link to an indepth benchpress article....I never bounce off my chest on purpose...
http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/ar...last-off-1.htm
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01-17-2007, 10:13 AM #3
thanks man, reading the article right now...
my next question is, if i blast regular bench one week and move to decline at a lesser weight...the next chest workout could i blast decline and then move to bench at a lesser weight?
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01-17-2007, 10:39 AM #4
I always try to give every set the most and not try and hold back... I write everything down and never go down in weight
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01-17-2007, 12:03 PM #5
awsome article dude!!!! alot of good info in there.
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01-17-2007, 01:05 PM #6
nope no bouncing
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01-17-2007, 04:45 PM #7
Think SPEED. i.e. Go as fast and hard as possible (for Max's)
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01-18-2007, 09:29 AM #8
I dont understand the question
Originally Posted by toyo92
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01-23-2007, 05:02 PM #9
no bouncing,, my cuz did that alot,, apparently he fractured his sternum from doing that and it hurts when he breathes in, took 4 months off,, not worth the risk.
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01-23-2007, 05:27 PM #10
Great article on becch teqnique
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01-25-2007, 03:44 PM #11
for roidattack...
if i focused on hitting flat bench one week and moved to decline/incline afterwards....on the next chest workout day...id rotate the focus onto a dif angle (say, decline) and then move onto the other exercises.
sort of a rotation for chest workouts but to put the emphasis on a different form on each session.
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01-26-2007, 10:37 AM #12
Originally Posted by toyo92
Personally I wouldnt do something like but every 3rd or 4th workout. The bulk hitting flat bench first.
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01-28-2007, 01:22 PM #13
Ok NEVER bounce off your chest unless you are about to give out and dont have a spotter (not recommended). It should be a slow controlled motion taking four seconds to come down to about and inch or so off the chest then a slow controlled motion taking about 2 seconds to go back up. This will require less weight if you have not been using good form but is much more effective. Also, I personally just do incline and decline with very little focus on the flat bench.
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01-29-2007, 05:02 AM #14
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Originally Posted by Halfcenturian
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01-30-2007, 12:24 PM #15
Keep the shoulder blades together (or at least try to). I did it for the first time last night and if feels like I have been benching wrong for the past 4 years of lifting. Really think it would help my chest development had I known about it sooner. It also takes a lot of the shoulder work out.
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01-31-2007, 10:41 PM #16
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I have started pausing at the bottom of each rep for a count of two while continuing to hold the bar just off my chest... slow down, slow up... it's worked wonders added 1 3/4" to my chest in the past six weeks...
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Originally Posted by EcToMoRpHiAn
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02-10-2007, 11:30 AM #18
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great article!
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02-10-2007, 08:43 PM #19
that article says 1-5 reps per set, how many people use this?
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02-10-2007, 09:08 PM #20
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"1-5 reps for pure strength building......6 to 12 rep is probably the single best rep range for muscle size"
I do 6 reps (to failure) during bulking
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02-10-2007, 09:10 PM #21
and do you keep elbows in? i always kept them parallel with the bar so that would be out, im wondering cause i have a very hard time growing my chest, it usually goes all to my triceps
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02-10-2007, 09:17 PM #22
DB presses have helped me more than pure BP
I'm like you though...triceps get big fast...chest not so much
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02-10-2007, 09:18 PM #23
Originally Posted by ebjack
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02-10-2007, 09:20 PM #24
According to what I read...elbows in for triceps (close grip)....elbows out to hit more pecs...
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02-10-2007, 09:23 PM #25
Originally Posted by ebjack
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02-10-2007, 09:24 PM #26
but what i just said doesnt make sense cause who would want weak pecs?
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02-10-2007, 09:26 PM #27
he's quoting a powerlifting guide..so he's telling how to take advantage of your strong points or minimize you week ones with adjustments to you grip and elbow position.
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02-14-2007, 02:47 AM #28
glad i read that article now i know theres a point to grip strength. i stopped using wraps a while back because i heard it takes away from grip strength. i never used them again but always wondered the advantages to grip strength and now i know
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02-14-2007, 08:31 AM #29
Originally Posted by justinandrews7
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02-14-2007, 11:20 AM #30
Originally Posted by justinandrews7
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02-15-2007, 01:58 PM #31
wow, great article
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02-20-2007, 06:57 PM #32
Originally Posted by RJstrong
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02-25-2007, 02:00 PM #33
The author is saying if you have weak pecs or weak tris then do this grip for maximum bench press so that you are minimizing your weak points and maximizing your strong points.
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02-27-2007, 02:18 PM #34
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hmmm...perhaps i may find the answer to why my shoulders sometimes bother me during chest day...
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02-27-2007, 02:18 PM #35
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oops..dbl post
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