HansNZ
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This is great info guys.
Storm Shadow, your advice is very similar to the advice given to me by a kinesiologist I went to about a week ago. The diferrence is that his advice cost me $45!
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He suggested I add a second chest day to my routine. He said the second routine should be with light weights and high reps to stimulate the growth of neurons in my chest.
Apparently my technique is 90% OK. I thought this might be the problem - perhaps I overuse my shoulders or something - but apparently not.
He said whenever I do any sort of incline or flat bench press I should pre-exhaust my chest with flies first and then go straight on to the bar with a spotter.
Dumbbells should be held in a V position to help me deactivate my shoulders and target the chest during the movement. He also said to try and push through with my little finger during pressing/pushing movements.
Apparently I hold the bar too high up my body, i.e. the top pf my chest, and I should hold it more at nipple level.
I should slow my movements down and try to pull my elbows together.
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It seems this topic is of interest to others so any further advice is welcome.
My body is pretty much in balance. My chest is not majorly out of proportion because I have put so much effort into it and held other body parts back. My chest is at the small end of the "within balance" range. If it was smaller it would start to look out of proportion.
I have done a couple of chest only steroid cycles without spectacular results. Unfortunately if I focus in on my chest I just create more imbalances, i.e. the front of my shoulders gets too big.
Storm Shadow, your advice is very similar to the advice given to me by a kinesiologist I went to about a week ago. The diferrence is that his advice cost me $45!
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He suggested I add a second chest day to my routine. He said the second routine should be with light weights and high reps to stimulate the growth of neurons in my chest.
Apparently my technique is 90% OK. I thought this might be the problem - perhaps I overuse my shoulders or something - but apparently not.
He said whenever I do any sort of incline or flat bench press I should pre-exhaust my chest with flies first and then go straight on to the bar with a spotter.
Dumbbells should be held in a V position to help me deactivate my shoulders and target the chest during the movement. He also said to try and push through with my little finger during pressing/pushing movements.
Apparently I hold the bar too high up my body, i.e. the top pf my chest, and I should hold it more at nipple level.
I should slow my movements down and try to pull my elbows together.
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It seems this topic is of interest to others so any further advice is welcome.
My body is pretty much in balance. My chest is not majorly out of proportion because I have put so much effort into it and held other body parts back. My chest is at the small end of the "within balance" range. If it was smaller it would start to look out of proportion.
I have done a couple of chest only steroid cycles without spectacular results. Unfortunately if I focus in on my chest I just create more imbalances, i.e. the front of my shoulders gets too big.