i've read you should stop just a little above touching your chest to help against injury now i'm not talking the partial reps but maybe like 3 inches from your chest what are everyones thoughts
you know after over a decade of muay thai and grappling the injuries add up lol my shoulders especially the rotators are not what they used to be.Go less wide with your grip/elbows and remember to focus on shoulder flexibility.
You'd be surprised what an emphasis on rear delt/trap strength does for the entire shoulder. I don't have the greatest shoulder flexibility, but it doesn't hinder my weight training.you know after over a decade of muay thai and grappling the injuries add up lol my shoulders especially the rotators are not what they used to be.
Most people who load big weight don't bounce it, most people who don't load big weights are the ones that bounce it. The strong ones are the ones i usually see lifting correctly.watching people load big weight and bounce it is annoying but also painful to watch
I'll rephrase that, people loading weight too big for them. Which is anyone who needs to bounce it. I mean in their head it's big weight I'm talking about the guys that start yelling and sh*t trying to draw attention and be big and bad but are about to crack a sternum.Most people who load big weight don't bounce it, most people who don't load big weights are the ones that bounce it. The strong ones are the ones i usually see lifting correctly.
good post^^If you feel to much strain from touching your chest there are a few things you can do to make it better.
1) Learn how to set up for a bench properly. Shoulder blades pinched together, weight on your traps, feet planted on the ground, natural arch in your back, elbow tuck touching just below your pecs.
2) Put a piece of foam on your chest while benching. You can use a soft pad or something like a half foam roller, what ever you have around. You can even make a pad out of towels or carpet. Just let the bar sink into the foam as you lower the bar. It should compress to be about 1/2 inch to 1 inch off of your chest.
3) If both of these don't work for you then do floor presses.
4) Finally you can just do board presses, just change the heights and don't bounce off of the boards.
If all of these still aggravate your shoulders then either stop benching and fix yourself or get a blast shirt to bench in. You should always go until you touch something because otherwise your going to gradually bench higher and higher as the weight gets heavier.
Touch. Do it right or go use the smith machine with the other women.
Touching is only necessary for competition. I personally touch, but for building purposes, it is not important, injury avoidance is.Well Touching aggravates my rotator which is why I posted this to get some ideas on what I can can do to help this. You saying touching like it's the only way to bench right is kind of like me saying you have to squat ATG to do it right don't you think?
Same here. Back in high school we had people practically dropped the bar on their chest (with the GIANT arch) and try to bounce it back up. Amazing none were ever hurt, but they looked like morons. No control at all.2 fat kids at my school gym do this all the time I'm suprised they haven't hurt themselves yet.
Most people don't get hurt until they are strong, and most people don't get strong doing this. I am not sure why this is, but i see young guys do things in the gym that would put me out of commission for weeks, they are like gumby, lol.Same here. Back in high school we had people practically dropped the bar on their chest (with the GIANT arch) and try to bounce it back up. Amazing none were ever hurt, but they looked like morons. No control at all.
I have always touched. Never had a problem until a shoulder injury, then I learned I was doing flat a little wrong. Wasn't pinching my shoulder blades together was the biggest issue. Changed that, pain went away.
Most people don't get hurt until they are strong, and most people don't get strong doing this. I am not sure why this is, but i see young guys do things in the gym that would put me out of commission for weeks, they are like gumby, lol.
I've had bad shoulders most of my life from playing hockey. About a year ago I got rid of lateral raises and hammer strength shoulder press and focused on standing and seated military press coming down between my chest and chin. I also focused more on rear delt work. Switching these things really helped my shoulders and they are much stronger and I do not get pain in them all the time like I used to. Just some thoughts for ya! The military presses really help build the anterior portion of the delt if you use a full range so in turn that will help you with your flat and more so your inclline bench.Well Touching aggravates my rotator which is why I posted this to get some ideas on what I can can do to help this. You saying touching like it's the only way to bench right is kind of like me saying you have to squat ATG to do it right don't you think?
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