Partner having trouble working chest!!!!!!

[Andy13]

Have him stop straight bar pressing. I injured my rotator over 2 years ago from regular bench pressing. Alot of people don't realize that when you come down to your chest your shoulder socket seperates. To avoid this keep the bar 6 inches from the chest or the best thing to do is dumbell presses. Since my injury I have not flat benched at all, but I throw up the 100's on dumbells with no pain at all.

I agree!!!!!

Remember back in the day, in powerlifting when the rep didn't count unless you touched the bar on your chest? This model is still followed.. There's only one problem.. What if I have longer arms? The guys with shorter arms bring the bar down all the way and their arms are still wider than 90 degrees... Not everyone should bring the bar down all the way.

 

[Roid Rage 2002]

I do not agreee..I dislocated my shoulder on dumbell presses...i locked out and pop!! there it went..so now I can only do straight bar..I guess it is different for everyone...

 

[Hutch]

thanks guys. it really hurt when he did any kind of straight bar workouts. so next time i will get to to work with dumbells.. hopefully hell come around so he can get back to the way he was. thanks again fellows.