Has anyone ever tried these?
I'm curious as to whether these would work a different part of your triceps, as incline/decline bench presses work your upper chest/delts and lower chest.
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09-10-2005, 08:54 PM #1Registered User
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Incline/Decline Close-Grip Bench Press
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09-10-2005, 11:35 PM #2Train smarter, not harder
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yes....there's no need/superior reason in terms of close-grip pressing. just stick w/ flat
if you want variety that will actually do something, play with floor (bb/db) pressing and reverse-grip pressing<->
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09-10-2005, 11:43 PM #3Laying the Smackdown.
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Decline is good. There is less delt/chest involvement so you can focus more on your triceps.
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09-11-2005, 07:06 AM #4Anti-Catabolic
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Damn straightOriginally Posted by Rocky_MaiviaBachelor and Master of Exercise Science at Miami University
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09-11-2005, 07:22 AM #5Fat tub
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Originally Posted by $AJ
Instantly got me thinking about reverse-grip french press.
Good/bad idea? Why or why not?What do you want, and How do you get it?
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09-11-2005, 07:38 AM #6Psycho
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actually I just read in a magazine about incline close bench presses. I tried it and it lit my triceps on fire. It surprisingly (against my thoughts) hit my triceps really hard. Didn't even feel like I was using my chest at all.
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09-11-2005, 08:47 AM #7They're useless, what's wrong with just regular close-grip bench press?Originally Posted by maximushamus85“Methods are many,
Principles are few,
Methods often change,
Principles never do.”
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09-11-2005, 10:11 AM #8Reggiestored user
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They are not useless, I've used them for years.Originally Posted by Squats
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09-11-2005, 10:13 AM #9Well you can use them, but they don't do much more then regular close-grip press.Originally Posted by HoosierBoy“Methods are many,
Principles are few,
Methods often change,
Principles never do.”
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09-11-2005, 10:17 AM #10Banned
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Yep these are great, they also hit the inner chest which is hard to develop! On a decline is great for tricep mass. i've never done them but i've done close grip decline push ups, and even using just body weight is very hard. I dont know if they work different parts of tricep than if u used flat bench, but they isolate them more imo.Originally Posted by FredPo
I actually found a new compound exercise that hits the triceps well. You use dumbells lying on a flat bench. start with your arms locked at your sides and have each dumbell at each side of your waist, them use you triceps to extend the weight towards the lower chest and up. Use a hammer grip.
Never heard of this exercise anywhere before, i probably made a new exercise up!! I call it "Wow Strong Arms"!
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09-11-2005, 10:19 AM #11Train smarter, not harder
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impossible; french press is seated 2-arm db extension.Originally Posted by moochems
Originally Posted by FredPo
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09-11-2005, 10:29 AM #12Banned
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I tried these and they were hell on the elbows with a barbell, so use an EZ bar.Originally Posted by moochems
Any reverse grip will recruit the tricep head near the elbow.
Also, using reverse grip its alot harder to use a heavy weight.
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09-11-2005, 11:32 AM #13Reggiestored user
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If they do the same as "regular" close-grip press, how are they worthless?Originally Posted by Squats
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