My bench only does 90, 45, 0, -45.
I wanted a lower angle for my incline bench work (consensus being the ideal is 30 degrees), so I placed a 30lb plate under each front foot of the bench, this tips back the bench a little making the angle closer to 40 or 35.
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02-28-2010, 08:12 AM #1shut up and smith squat
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Ghetto way to decrease angle on incline bench
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02-28-2010, 08:31 AM #2Registered User
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good job bro. way to be resourceful.
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02-28-2010, 08:32 AM #3Registered User
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30lb plate?
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02-28-2010, 08:45 AM #4Registered User
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No way...
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02-28-2010, 09:20 AM #5Registered User
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I lay my bench flat and then put 4-55 lb plates under both the back legs...
If I really want a workout, I lay my bench flat, contract my abs until I am in a partial sit-up and do incline presses like that...
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02-28-2010, 09:30 AM #6livin' the high life
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well, the plates i understand. why would you do incline presses with no back support? seems like a maybe a good ab exercise, but not so effective for a chest movement.Originally Posted by DrFeelgood127
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02-28-2010, 09:32 AM #7Registered User
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yeah definitely an ab exercise...i can't imagine doing much weight like that.Originally Posted by animalfan
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02-28-2010, 10:06 AM #8Registered User
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DrFeelgood127 with the pumpfake, gets his defender off balance, draws contact and earns 3 trips to the free throw line.
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02-28-2010, 06:11 PM #9Registered User
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My bench has one setting, flat.
I had to create a way to manipulate gravity so I could tilt the gravitational pull on the weight to achieve the preferred range of motion.
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for the win lolOriginally Posted by FatGymRat
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02-28-2010, 06:15 PM #11Registered User
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As for the real response, I do not like setting legs of a bench on plates, ESPECIALLY a stack of multiple plates. It's too easy for them to shift.
Use mats, or screw some planks of wood together to make something sturdy."I am only one man, but I am a strong man."
-FGR 2010.
You don't want the following day's local newspaper headline to be "Dumbass dies on an AirDyne".
-weisgarb 2013
"Word of warning to whom it may concern: Picking up a 226lb atlas stone and putting it in your car's trunk is easy compared to getting it out of said trunk."
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