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120lbs?
if its 120k you outbench me for volume AND weight and your up there with freefaller strength wise and as i recall your bodyweight is lower. Anyways good lifting.
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120lbs?
if its 120k you outbench me for volume AND weight and your up there with freefaller strength wise and as i recall your bodyweight is lower. Anyways good lifting.
Hehe guys read my post carefully, bench rack lockouts not full benching! I'm definitely waaaay further down the ladder than you guys!
Like this guy is doing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhpzrRGgAyI&feature=related
WTF is that lol.
Hehe I don't know if it will work for me but I'm going to give it a try. Perhaps even if it doesn't help with max strength, psychologically it'll make the usual weight feel like nothing but a peanut!
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thanks for the advice guys
Heres a question if you wouldn't mind..
I weightlift 3 times a week but have recently added 2 x 90 mins of kickboxing on my days off. I've found that while I'm one of the bigger guys in the class, my muscles tire the quickest.. obv they're not used to the more aerobic nature of kickboxing and need to get used to it. So.. am I at risk of overtraining? Are my lifts going to decrease from the extra work at kickboxing? And should I eat more to keep my size, will I shrink if I don't?
I weightlift 3 times a week but have recently added 2 x 90 mins of kickboxing on my days off. I've found that while I'm one of the bigger guys in the class, my muscles tire the quickest.. obv they're not used to the more aerobic nature of kickboxing and need to get used to it. So.. am I at risk of overtraining? Are my lifts going to decrease from the extra work at kickboxing? And should I eat more to keep my size, will I shrink if I don't?
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Your muscles and cardiovascular system will adjust to the extra load placed on them and I would recommend increasing good clean kcals to help your body with the extra strain being placed on it
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Many of the people that go to my local gym do this, and I've wondered the same. Just low ROM bench presses I guess. Maybe they're aiming for strength instead of specifically growth?
Many of the people that go to my local gym do this, and I've wondered the same. Just low ROM bench presses I guess. Maybe they're aiming for strength instead of specifically growth?
It would most likely be used on a second bench day (speed/dynamic).
Its certainly not a bench press replacement, but used to assist bench press.
E.g. if you are sticking at the top half of your bench, you might do these for a while to help you combat this.
Caporegime
The majority of people that go to my gym go that low for their normal bench press 
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the guy is an idiot, look how much he arches his back!
Doesn't arch that much
Don't they wear those special suits though that keeps the upper body more stable?
Not sure, I'm comparing it to vids like this I've seen in the past where they're so arched it's like a decline! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KoGvyAElp4
Not saying it's how I bench - looks far too painful - just using it as an example of how arched some PL'ers go. 
Few articles out there but this explains the basic technique and reasoning: http://healthmad.com/fitness/powerlifting-basics-arching-your-back-to-increase-your-bench-press/
Few articles out there but this explains the basic technique and reasoning: http://healthmad.com/fitness/powerlifting-basics-arching-your-back-to-increase-your-bench-press/
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I take it you bench for size rather than strength?
Doesn't arch that much
You're right it's not a big arch, but I (and many others) would suggest keeping the back in contact with the bench at all times is a far better approach. PLs do arch their back lots, but IME arching back is constituted as bad form.
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