I tried it last week and the sensation of lifting while I was kind of upside down was just too much and it felt REALLY weird. I could go fairly heavy but man it just felt crazy and it was really tough to stabalize the weight and get it up in a straight line without getting wobbly, I guess from being at an angle and hanging upside down it throws off your balance and equilibrium. Does it just take time to get used to or what?
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12-08-2004, 07:42 AM #1Registered User
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How the heck can you guys do decline bench press?
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12-08-2004, 07:47 AM #2Banned
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start at a lower weight, just as you did with every other ex. get your foundation first, then work on the build. your blood pressure could be off if you have a weird feeling while upside down.
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12-08-2004, 07:55 AM #3Registered User
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Maybe, but my blood pressure has been good everytime I've got it checked.Originally Posted by 2pounds
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12-08-2004, 08:27 AM #4Registered User
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Decline Bench
Decline Bench killed my shoulder. I would never tell anyone to do them.
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12-08-2004, 08:35 AM #5
I always heard it was a more natural lift for your shoulders.
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12-08-2004, 08:43 AM #6Registered User
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During sets, come off the bench to prevent the blood from running up to your head and try doing it on a smith machine with the delcine bench. I tend to do that to get the weight more stable . Try opting for dumbell declines at times and have someone help hand you one of the dumbells.
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12-08-2004, 08:49 AM #7Registered User
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the angle of your decline bench is probably too much. decline barbell are good for me but dumbells are hard to get up.
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12-08-2004, 09:03 AM #8OG Thread Killer
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I've found decline to be the easiest of the three. I usually do them last, after incline then bench and still am able to put up more weight than either flat or incline but I think I'm going to switch them out for dips just to switch it up.
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12-08-2004, 09:43 PM #9Registered User
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Decline benches put much less strain on my shoulders than flat benches.
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12-08-2004, 10:19 PM #10Train smarter, not harder
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never was a fan of decline myself.
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12-09-2004, 12:47 AM #11Ghost Negger
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I personally love decline bench. But lately I have been experimenting with doing weighted pushups on my contoured barbell. Feels good, but only time will tell.Originally Posted by $AJ
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12-09-2004, 12:58 AM #12Board Member
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Don't ever touch decline anymore personally. I don't think you get any real good chest development from it outside of what you already get on flat. I just start on incline and then go to flat...
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12-09-2004, 01:07 AM #13Less internet, more gym
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wasnt decline all the rage like 2 months ago LOL
im doing it now instead of dips to change things up for a few weeks.
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12-09-2004, 01:10 AM #14Ghost Negger
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Decline will always be "all the rage" in my book. They are the only pressing movement where I feel my chest working instead of my shoulders. My lower chest grows WAY TOO FAST from doing them, so I have to lay off for awhile until my upper chest catches up.Originally Posted by DontRevMe
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12-09-2004, 01:11 AM #15Ghost Negger
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Decline will always be "all the rage" in my book. They are the only pressing movement where I feel my chest working instead of my shoulders. My lower chest grows WAY TOO FAST from doing them, so I have to lay off for awhile until my upper chest catches up.Originally Posted by DontRevMe
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12-09-2004, 01:11 AM #16Ghost Negger
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Decline will always be "all the rage" in my book. They are the only pressing movement where I feel my chest working instead of my shoulders. My lower chest grows WAY TOO FAST from doing them, so I have to lay off for awhile until my upper chest catches up.Originally Posted by DontRevMe
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12-09-2004, 01:14 AM #17Ghost Negger
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jhgjOriginally Posted by DontRevMe
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12-09-2004, 01:16 AM #18Board Member
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LMAO @ your sig
That's how it's always going to be, unfortunately...you'll never feel big enough or as big as you though you would
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12-09-2004, 01:17 AM #19Board Member
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LMAO @ your sig
That's how it's always going to be, unfortunately...you'll never feel big enough or as big as you though you would
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12-09-2004, 03:41 AM #20Perma-bulker
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LMAO @ your double/triple posts
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12-09-2004, 03:46 AM #21Perma-bulker
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LMAO @ your double/triple posts
You gotta love how sports will f*ck with ya, make you believe you can come back from an insurmountable deficit and then get kicked right in the nuts when you're almost there - Bluntdogg
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12-09-2004, 03:48 AM #22Perma-bulker
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OK, Im not laughing anymore.
You gotta love how sports will f*ck with ya, make you believe you can come back from an insurmountable deficit and then get kicked right in the nuts when you're almost there - Bluntdogg
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12-09-2004, 07:35 AM #23OG Thread Killer
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what is the added benefit that dips provide over decline presses? I just started doing dips and feel like it was more of a tricep workout than a chest workout. The only differences I see are slight angle variation and hand position turns 90 degrees. The almost straight up and down motion felt like it isolated the tris. How are you supposed to lean into this exercise when your legs are off the ground? or is that a different type of dip?
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