It seems everyone says something different with regards to bench pressing... do you have to go all the way down to your chest or will you still be able to grow stoping and 90 degrees? will not going all the way down hinder your progress?
I ask this question because it seems that i tend to injure myself more now (during sports activities) that i go all the way down.
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Thread: Bench Press Technique
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12-15-2003, 10:39 PM #1Member
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Bench Press Technique
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12-15-2003, 10:41 PM #2Beastly Member
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Full ROM. You gotta do it. You are much less injury prone if you keep your elbows in while benching.
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12-15-2003, 10:43 PM #3Registered User
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I only go down to 90 degrees or a little past that. My shoulders used to hurt after that so I stopped touching. Id say go for it I havent noticed any differeece. My chest still grew to a good size and is fairly strong.
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12-15-2003, 10:45 PM #4Registered User
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bb.com has a whole article on how to bench press, just look it up.
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Its simple if u get injured than dont do it that way. I used to get my shoulders hurting when I played tennis after benching. So i stopped at 90 degrees and it went away.
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12-15-2003, 11:10 PM #7Senior Member
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probbebly weak shoulders. if you have strong shoulders/cuffs then shoulder pain shouldn't be a problem when doing full rom.
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I dunno y mine hurt. I have strong shoulders and always warm up. But playing tennis like baseball has its toll on them.
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12-16-2003, 12:40 AM #9Jesus Christ Freak
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You also redirect the force so that your triceps are taking more of the weight. My solution, stop at 90 degrees, but do BB press also. Then you get the best of both worlds.Originally posted by lgp9999
Full ROM. You gotta do it. You are much less injury prone if you keep your elbows in while benching.God is bigger than you
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12-16-2003, 03:28 AM #10Senior Member
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you mean db right?Originally posted by Jcfreak_02
You also redirect the force so that your triceps are taking more of the weight. My solution, stop at 90 degrees, but do BB press also. Then you get the best of both worlds.My only desire is to be the best !
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This is how i do it:
Lie on the bench. Push hard against the floor with your legs. Pull your shoulder blades together, then dig your upper back into the bench.
Hold the bar with index or middle finger on the rings. But tuck your elbows in like in a close grip bench press.SuperFlex!
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