hey. i've been told by various people that you should only bring the barbell down so that your elbow makes a 90 degree angle with your chest. recently someone told me that is wrong and i should bring the barbell down to my chest. i know i get a better stretch if i bring it down to the chest area but doesn't it increase the risk of injury?
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dont let the barbell touch your chest. just remember if the bar is able to come down so far it is more then likely your elbows arent out straight. if they are it wont really go that low as easily. -
to along with west yea once you go past a certain point ur technique is off and its not really doing anything past 90 degrizzles anyways. ever see those guys at the gyms who have huge pecs, and when they bench they barely have to lower the bar for it to hit their chest? whell theyre still getting a workout u dont have to go down all the way the first few inches count the most
anyone know a good bench routine? im trying to get a new one going and looking for ideas, ive heard sets of 5 work the best for gains, but ive also heard im a moron, and that someone is gonna tell me to go back to 3rd grade.
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thanks. yah a personal trainer at the ymca just told me that going 90 degrees isn't sufficient. he told me you only get half the workout by going 90 as opposed to touching the chest. so i was wondering if that was true or not........Originally posted by AlQaedaJada View Postto along with west yea once you go past a certain point ur technique is off and its not really doing anything past 90 degrizzles anyways. ever see those guys at the gyms who have huge pecs, and when they bench they barely have to lower the bar for it to hit their chest? whell theyre still getting a workout u dont have to go down all the way the first few inches count the most
anyone know a good bench routine? im trying to get a new one going and looking for ideas, ive heard sets of 5 work the best for gains, but ive also heard im a moron, and that someone is gonna tell me to go back to 3rd grade.
workouts... i always pyramid. my max is somewhere over 250 so i start by benching 135 20 times then i do 205 10 times then 185 12 times. then i go to incline and do 135 10 times for 3 sets. then i do dumbell press 3 sets and i change up the weight and reps also. then i do 3 sets of 10 dips. sometimes i do dumbell flies instead of press or dips.Comment
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use dumbells...Comment
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idk if what i said came out right, u might wanna stop like an inch before your chest. it kinda sounds like i said all that matters is you go down the first two inches, so why bother doing the whole thing? no i mean that as ur chest gets bigger, ur arms wont be able to go down as far, and the key to the lift lies in the beginning, not the end. the whole thing is crucial tho and form is neccesary.
to work out the part u hit when you go down all the way to your chest(outer pectoralisis, the part of ur chest closest to armpits) do butterflies. check them out online, the machines work great but you can do it with dumbells too.
in competions tho you have to touch your chest, that might just be for accuracy, idk. you get the same debate on pushups, that once ur arms go past 90 % it doesnt do anything, then some say u GOTTA touch ur chin. idk who the **** am i to sayComment
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