Ahh... chest and traps... most awesome...

[bignate73]

regarding the incline and your shoulders. is it your AC joint that is hurting or your front delts in particular. i alleviate that pain by benching exactly like on flat. elbows tucked and the bar travels down lower on my chest (not the upper portion, more middle). your weights go down for a bit, but you get used to the movement and it comes back up.

 

[Citruscide]

regarding the incline and your shoulders. is it your AC joint that is hurting or your front delts in particular. i alleviate that pain by benching exactly like on flat. elbows tucked and the bar travels down lower on my chest (not the upper portion, more middle). your weights go down for a bit, but you get used to the movement and it comes back up.

it is particular to my left shoulder... which was ruthlessly dislocated in an accident back in January of 1999. It was subsequently injured on a military press incident in Aug of 1999 as well. It basically would just get shakey during the flat bench the other way... and when I re-racked, I couldn't move my arm, and the rest of my workout would be moot... sucks.

I'm not sure how that'd work on incline, I imagine I could duplicate some sort of variation... the only thing is, I don't want to play "hit or miss" or learn by trial and error... that shit hurts!

C-ditty

 

[PolishHammer1977]

C,

Hows about taking that 275 for reps. Each rep cadence at a five second down, 2 second up. Hows that sound. I found that my bench increased dramatically when I used a lighter weight and slower cadence. My .02.

 

[Citruscide]

C,

Hows about taking that 275 for reps. Each rep cadence at a five second down, 2 second up. Hows that sound. I found that my bench increased dramatically when I used a lighter weight and slower cadence. My .02.

I'll give it a try... how does that work though? I take it that it just stimulates the muscles differently? I know I don't drop the weight down fast... but I don't think I take it down 5 seconds either... I think I take like 3 seconds down... and then try to fire it up as fast as I can... of course, at 275 it doesn't "fly" up like 225 does.

Thanks for the advice... I'll probably need a spotter for that... I bet if I a spotter, I could do a few more... but I don't... I'll have to drag my roommate for the next chest routine.

C-ditty

 

[gettinlarger]

Excellent work C-ditty. That 345 goal you have is right around the friggin corner man. Should be a cakewalk.

Incline DB presses hurt your shoulders too?

 

[muzik915]

WHAT IS THE PL form???

i am coming off a surgicaly repaired shoulder and have to watch the type of exercises i do.

thanks

 

[gettinlarger]

WHAT IS THE PL form???

i am coming off a surgicaly repaired shoulder and have to watch the type of exercises i do.

thanks

Run a search of posts recently on this board. PL benching form has a huge number of followers lately.

 

[b fold the truth]

VERY good workout man!!!

B True