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Benching with shoulders - 11/28/2005 3:15:34 PM

ironraider52

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Is it bad if when I bench I use mostly shoulders? I know it doesnt impact my chest much or anything but will I plateasu fast or anything.

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RE: Benching with shoulders - 1/5/2006 7:41:12 PM

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Um, so are you benching to build your chest or your front delts?-LOL

I know that's sarcastic, and here's my reason: I have the same problem with a straight bar flat bench...totally hits my front delts which is not the worst thing, but...
My solution is to do all my flat benching with DB's -allows me to focus where I want instead of where the bar dictates.

Just a thought. Smile

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RE: Benching with shoulders - 1/6/2006 9:13:55 AM

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Your a power lifter ironraider so you shouldn't really care what you use to lift it as long as your form is good. But it would matter if you were bodybuiling.

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RE: Benching with shoulders - 2/10/2006 4:21:10 PM

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To maximise your chest gains you need to arch your upper-back (as well as other things) in order to remove the front delts from the equation – arching the back in this way invokes the more powerful lower chest (normally worked during the decline bench press)

Check out these articles http://www.criticalbench.com/training.htm

Specifically http://www.criticalbench.com/bench-press-tip.htm

I was able to put 20lb on my bench by changing technique

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