Dumbbell/Barbell presses

people who dont touch their chest will press more than someone who does, but unless its a competition who cares? I personally try to get as full a range of motion as possible and im sure if i got a few guys claiming 150kg squats and made them squat MY way they would soon be humbled. But the simple fact is, especially in bodybuilding, its not what you do but the results you get. TBH if i found that cheat curls with wrist straps gave me arm growth id stand in the gym (maybe even the squat rack :D) doing them proudly.

Most people who cant bench of their chest have poor shoulder mobility, they can either address this through proper training or ignore it and hope they never get to a point where it causes injury.

MSM while not aimed at you, how close in can you bring your hands in a back squat? can you touch your shoulders? And if you lie on a bench and hold a dumbell in both hands (pullover style) can you reach back and touch it to the floor? My bet is no and my bet is poor anterior rotation, should deffo try and get it sorted. If its your shoulder giving you bench issue anyway.
 
I have bad knees :(

My flexibility is really bad. I can bring the bar all the way to my chest but when doing 130kg it's too much on my joints/shoulders.
 
Pulsar_GTI said:
So how much can people really lift using the basic technique?
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Ive heard from a lot of people that you dont need to let your upper arms go below paralel with your back, mainly because it puts excess pressure on your shoulder. I go to about 1 inch above my chest. I suppose it is down to the individual tho :)
 
fair enough! But your back does look pretty mighty! What you do for that? Plenty of chins and rows? Im not sure what I prefer db rows and tbar rows at the minute.
 
why cant you ask someone else to spot you? surely you cant be training in a gym on your own. i thought most gyms have the minimum 2 man rule?
 
I'm not sure if that was aimmed at me or not? I do train at the gym, and make sure that I get a spot for the last rep.
 
ive benched my missus, squatted my mussus and deadlifted my missus, only thing i can manae is shoulder press, shes about 10k too heavy and scared ill burn her on the light bulb
 
Ultra_Extreme said:
ive benched my missus, squatted my mussus and deadlifted my missus, only thing i can manae is shoulder press, shes about 10k too heavy and scared ill burn her on the light bulb
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Damn man, you must be ROCK hard. That's some serious weight you're lifting.





























:p
 
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