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Stark

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Are you benching thumbless or not?
« on: September 29, 2009, 01:59:46 PM »
me thumbless - Its dumb and I know but It feels better and I seem be able to lift heavier..

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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2009, 02:05:01 PM »
Quote from: Stark on September 29, 2009, 01:59:46 PM
me thumbless - Its dumb and I know but It feels better and I seem be able to lift heavier..



Just don't pull a Trojan.....
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Bobby

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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2009, 02:05:29 PM »
no thumbs on

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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2009, 02:14:26 PM »
not worth the risk IMO
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2009, 02:16:17 PM »
I'm not a monkey, so I use my thumbs.
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2009, 02:20:45 PM »
i used to use but not anymore,feels better
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2009, 02:22:10 PM »
Thumbless on every exercise, except dumbbells.
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2009, 02:22:59 PM »
Thumbs all the way.  Feels way too risky when benching, especially with heavy weight.  Plus some organizations require a thumb grip when benching for safety reasons.  
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2009, 02:24:42 PM »
I figure the kid from USC was not using thumbs
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2009, 02:25:13 PM »
 :-X

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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2009, 02:26:07 PM »
conventional grip
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2009, 02:27:50 PM »
Quote from: liquid_c on September 29, 2009, 02:22:59 PM
Thumbs all the way.  Feels way too risky when benching, especially with heavy weight.  Plus some organizations require a thumb grip when benching for safety reasons.  

Did't you guys here that story in the news yesterday about that college football player who dropped the bench while he was benching and it crushed his throat?  Thumbs all the way!

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/12279708

"I've seen players have the bar slip and fall onto their chest, but never in my 25 years of coaching have I heard of someone dropping a bar on their throat," said strength and conditioning coach Chris Carlisle, who was standing 10 feet away when the accident happened. "We're fortunate he was being spotted."
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2009, 02:28:43 PM »
thumbless on decline close grip...thumbs everything else
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #13 on: September 29, 2009, 02:41:56 PM »
Just use your damn thumbs!
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Bobby

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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2009, 02:48:07 PM »
bunch of damn

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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2009, 02:57:46 PM »
I used to use thumbs, then for like 1 and half year no thumbs.....now im back to thumbs on all exersices except back....

feels better.
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2009, 03:00:57 PM »
If i'm using a bar, I'm not using my thumbs.


Quote from: The Showstoppa on September 29, 2009, 02:05:01 PM
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2009, 03:36:18 PM »
Arent you supposed to "squeeze" the bar to feel the contraction? Squeeze the bar with your thumbs! ;D
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2009, 03:45:18 PM »
Quote from: affeman on September 29, 2009, 02:22:10 PM
Thumbless on every exercise, except dumbbells.
agree,... able to lift more thumbless... thumbs around hurts the foreams
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2009, 04:13:48 PM »
thumbless all the way
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2009, 04:38:09 PM »
I always lift thumbless, can't risk a thumb injury.....I need the thumb for BB expo pics.
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2009, 04:38:26 PM »
Quote from: noworries on September 29, 2009, 04:13:48 PM
thumbless all the way

if you went thumbless when you ate, maybe you'd eat less?
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #22 on: September 29, 2009, 04:40:44 PM »
Quote from: ManBearPig... on September 29, 2009, 04:38:26 PM
if you went thumbless when you ate, maybe you'd eat less?
Maybe he ate his thumbs  ;D
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #23 on: September 29, 2009, 04:43:34 PM »
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Re: Are you benching thumbless or not?
« Reply #24 on: September 29, 2009, 04:43:44 PM »
Not
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