why is decline bench so much easier than flat?
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08-25-2004, 12:16 AM #1
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08-25-2004, 07:18 AM #3Originally posted by Xanatos
Hmm, I'd be more inclined to say that the flat is easier than decline (at least for me).
Either way, weighted dips are better.Ní féidir ach le Dia breithiúnas a dhéanamh orm.
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08-25-2004, 08:32 AM #4
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Originally posted by korrrupt2004
That's pretty rare..........did you neglect decline for a long time or something? I think it's related to a shorter range of motion.
Either way, weighted dips are better.
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08-25-2004, 08:40 AM #5Originally posted by DiamondDelts
It's funny how people believe that weighted dips are better than decline bench because you are moving your body through space, yet when I say that weighted pushups are better than flat bench for that same reason, people **** bricks around here.
lol, not sure about the bitterness for the boards you have in some respect but I find that weighted dips force you to keep the right form and concentrate on the chest and tris; which I always work out together. Decline on the other hand, when I used to do it, I found that I ended up using my lats as well and generall just didn't get that much in the way of results...........I know where you're coming from though.
PS, I owe you one, you're other thread made me strongly reconsider my rep scheme and just generally do a better job of "leaving my ego at the door."Ní féidir ach le Dia breithiúnas a dhéanamh orm.
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08-25-2004, 08:44 AM #6
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Originally posted by korrrupt2004
lol, not sure about the bitterness for the boards you have in some respect but I find that weighted dips force you to keep the right form and concentrate on the chest and tris; which I always work out together. Decline on the other hand, when I used to do it, I found that I ended up using my lats as well and generall just didn't get that much in the way of results...........I know where you're coming from though.
PS, I owe you one, you're other thread made me strongly reconsider my rep scheme and just generally do a better job of "leaving my ego at the door."Last edited by DiamondDelts; 08-25-2004 at 08:53 AM.
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08-25-2004, 08:50 AM #7
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08-25-2004, 09:10 AM #8Originally posted by DiamondDelts
Yeah I understand. My post was not directed at you, sorry if it came across that way. I am glad my other thread was able to help you out. Ego can be the biggest hindrance to growing in bodybuilding. I remember when I was curling up to 150 pounds, military pressing 200 pounds, and had a 300 pound benchpress, all at age 19. Yet my development still sucked in comparison. I kept "ego" lifting up until age 22 when I said **** it, it is time to make a change. S o I reduce the weight, started playing with my grips, used better form with more reps, and did some experimenting. And I have been getting steady results since then.
Agreed... I'm gonna save myself some wasted effort and just start now ... the boys fumbling around with the overly heavy weights will be jealous lolNí féidir ach le Dia breithiúnas a dhéanamh orm.
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08-25-2004, 09:21 AM #11
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Originally posted by korrrupt2004
Agreed... I'm gonna save myself some wasted effort and just start now ... the boys fumbling around with the overly heavy weights will be jealous lol
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08-25-2004, 09:32 AM #12
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Originally posted by korrrupt2004
Agreed... I'm gonna save myself some wasted effort and just start now ... the boys fumbling around with the overly heavy weights will be jealous lolLast edited by DiamondDelts; 08-25-2004 at 09:34 AM.
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08-25-2004, 09:44 AM #13Originally posted by DiamondDelts
That reminds me of this big guy named Eric. He was this 220 pound guy who was a former paratrooper and always pushing HEAVY weight around the gym. He would always tease me and call me "Little Girly Man" when he saw me experimenting and lifting lighter weights in the gym. Well I ran into him the other day outside a bar and he still looks the same, while my shoulders and back easily dwarfs his. His eyes were wide open when he saw me, I told him "not to bad for girly man lifting huh", and walked off laughing my ass off.
hahahahaa.. ya a little time and a lot of calculated hard work is the sweetest revenge.Ní féidir ach le Dia breithiúnas a dhéanamh orm.
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08-25-2004, 09:44 AM #14Originally posted by DiamondDelts
That reminds me of this big guy named Eric. He was this 220 pound guy who was a former paratrooper and always pushing HEAVY weight around the gym. He would always tease me and call me "Little Girly Man" when he saw me experimenting and lifting lighter weights in the gym. Well I ran into him the other day outside a bar and he still looks the same, while my shoulders and back easily dwarfs his. His eyes were wide open when he saw me, I told him "not to bad for girly man lifting huh", and walked off laughing my ass off.
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08-25-2004, 10:52 AM #15
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08-25-2004, 01:26 PM #16
Re: why is decline bench so much easier than flat?
Originally posted by ReD3784
why is decline bench so much easier than flat?
Also, if you lower the bar to the same place on the pecs (which you shouldn't, but if you do) than the range of motion is shorter on the decline.
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