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Getbig Bodybuilding Boards => Training Q&A => Topic started by: Donny on October 25, 2013, 06:21:11 AM
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i agree with this...
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It took me a while to find the most productive close grip bench grip. When I first started out I used to love pressing with the E-Z bar, it hit the triceps real nice. Then as I got stronger it became more and more difficult to get it into pressing position and the heavier weights began to bother my wrists. When I switched to a regular barbell I tried going as close as 6". Now I go a little less than shoulder width, feels the best on the elbows and wrists while still hitting the triceps.
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Good video.
I usually hold the bar just a little closer than shoulder width but even then I found the poundages I can use are not far off from my flat bench. Does this sound normal to you guys?
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It took me a while to find the most productive close grip bench grip. When I first started out I used to love pressing with the E-Z bar, it hit the triceps real nice. Then as I got stronger it became more and more difficult to get it into pressing position and the heavier weights began to bother my wrists. When I switched to a regular barbell I tried going as close as 6". Now I go a little less than shoulder width, feels the best on the elbows and wrists while still hitting the triceps.
me too.. :)
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similar to yev it took a while for me to find the most productive version that worked for me.
I do them on the floor, and set the power rack pins at the point where the triceps just brush the floor in the bottom position. Use a grip where little finger just touches where the knurling starts. Pause on pins every rep and a slow negative. Love this version.
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Good video.
I usually hold the bar just a little closer than shoulder width but even then I found the poundages I can use are not far off from my flat bench. Does this sound normal to you guys?
that's basically the grip that was recommended to me by this fella, and i'd say that he's got some tris on him 8)
(http://www.my2sense.biz/images/JM_pic_005.jpg)
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that's basically the grip that was recommended to me by this fella, and i'd say that he's got some tris on him 8)
(http://www.my2sense.biz/images/JM_pic_005.jpg)
I can't see the pic brah who is it?
btw the closer the grip, the more tendency there is to flare the elbows out. You wanna make sure the movement brings the elbows close to your sides...straight down and straight up. I prefer close grip over skullcrushers cause that exercise puts too much strain on my elbows and I can go much heavier in weight. Seems to get you more bang for your buck so to speak...
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I can't see the pic brah who is it?
btw the closer the grip, the more tendency there is to flare the elbows out. You wanna make sure the movement brings the elbows close to your sides...straight down and straight up. I prefer close grip over skullcrushers cause that exercise puts too much strain on my elbows and I can go much heavier in weight. Seems to get you more bang for your buck so to speak...
that's JM Blakely inventor of the JM press
(http://www.sportowiec.org/pub/images/editor/zdjeciagrudzien2012/JM_Blakely4.jpg)
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oh yeah you've mentioned that guy before....looks a bit insane.
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lol
yep, he certainly is eccentric
fella has a 700 pound plus bench to his credit and a Phd in metaphysics
too bad i can't get him to come on over here and post up in this bitch, coz he'd certainly fit right in ;D
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lol
yep, he certainly is eccentric
fella has a 700 pound plus bench to his credit and a Phd in metaphysics
too bad i can't get him to come on over here and post up in this bitch, coz he'd certainly fit right in ;D
yeah he looks like he would... lol
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Borracho, I used to have the same problem with lying tricep extentions. I recently started doing them by lowering the bar behind my head until my knucles make contact with the bench. Pain free so far and still hits the triceps well.
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Borracho, I used to have the same problem with lying tricep extentions. I recently started doing them by lowering the bar behind my head until my knucles make contact with the bench. Pain free so far and still hits the triceps well.
Probably time for me to give the exercise another go...will try this out thanks!
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btw B, wots yo bench?
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btw B, wots yo bench?
You've asked me this before ;D
I've never in my life done a one rep max...I don't see the point. As I said earlier, my close grip is similar in weight to what I used on a flat bb bench. I'm talking like no more than pounds 50 lbs. So I figured flat bb has to suck at building my chest since the weight used is similar meaning its mostly tris and delts.
But close grip I use two 45's on each side and squeeze out at least 8 reps with good form. So my flat would be just a bit more than that...50 lbs doesn't seem like a lot. But maybe it is ???
I hate flat bb bench >:(
inb4 translation: I'm a weak bitch. :P
oh I've been doing wide grip bb to the neck I like that exercise a lot...
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You've asked me this before ;D
I've never in my life done a one rep max...I don't see the point. As I said earlier, my close grip is similar in weight to what I used on a flat bb bench. I'm talking like no more than pounds 50 lbs. So I figured flat bb has to suck at building my chest since the weight used is similar meaning its mostly tris and delts.
But close grip I use two 45's on each side and squeeze out at least 8 reps with good form. So my flat would be just a bit more than that...50 lbs doesn't seem like a lot. But maybe it is ???
I hate flat bb bench >:(
inb4 translation: I'm a weak bitch. :P
oh I've been doing wide grip bb to the neck I like that exercise a lot...
2 and a quarter for 8 reps on close-grips is pretty good actually
i haven't done any barbell chest work in awhile now and i mainly do hammer incline and some pec deck work
for tris i just do pressdowns
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2 and a quarter for 8 reps on close-grips is pretty good actually
i haven't done any barbell chest work in awhile now and i mainly do hammer incline and some pec deck work
for tris i just do pressdowns
pheewww
I was thinking stupid borracho u should've exaggerated. But nah really, I never worried too much about the weights and never will cause I've yet a girl ask me how much I can deadlift, squat, or bench. ;D
I know you're not training at home anymore...how's the new gym??
any cuties( I mean girls dj) ?
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You've asked me this before ;D
I've never in my life done a one rep max...I don't see the point. As I said earlier, my close grip is similar in weight to what I used on a flat bb bench. I'm talking like no more than pounds 50 lbs. So I figured flat bb has to suck at building my chest since the weight used is similar meaning its mostly tris and delts.
But close grip I use two 45's on each side and squeeze out at least 8 reps with good form. So my flat would be just a bit more than that...50 lbs doesn't seem like a lot. But maybe it is ???
I hate flat bb bench >:(
inb4 translation: I'm a weak bitch. :P
oh I've been doing wide grip bb to the neck I like that exercise a lot...
Your close grip is around 80% of your regular bench which is pretty normal. I personally look at the bench press as a great chest/shoulder/tricep builder rather than just a pure chest movement.
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Your close grip is around 80% of your regular bench which is pretty normal. I personally look at the bench press as a great chest/shoulder/tricep builder rather than just a pure chest movement.
Ok man I thought it was too close for some reason.
Flat bench definitely has its place but it seems like many people think its the only worthwhile chest movement. This is why many tend to put it down imo, not cause its a bad exercise just that its not the be all and end all for good chest development.
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Ok man I thought it was too close for some reason.
Flat bench definitely has its place but it seems like many people think its the only worthwhile chest movement. This is why many tend to put it down imo, not cause its a bad exercise just that its not the be all and end all for good chest development.
If you were close grip pressing 405 and your regular bench was 455 then it's a bit different. Yeah if we are talking pure chest I would go with flat db, dips, incline db, and incline bench.
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I've never in my life done a one rep max...I don't see the point.
Same, never once...
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pheewww
I was thinking stupid borracho u should've exaggerated. But nah really, I never worried too much about the weights and never will cause I've yet a girl ask me how much I can deadlift, squat, or bench. ;D
I know you're not training at home anymore...how's the new gym??
any cuties( I mean girls dj) ?
yeah, there's quite a few hotties at my gym (females included lol)
and as much as i hate to admit it, i'm not the best guy there, but i am in the top 5% 8)
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Doing Wendler 5/3/1 but using close grips. Had surgery on shoulder in Feb, and these feel better.
The video posted made me widen the grip tonight and I agree with it entirely.
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Benchpressing is a tricep predominant exercise
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Benchpressing is a tricep predominant exercise
thank you for the contribution to this topic HITsoldier
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Same, never once...
I see it as an opportunity to increase the risk of injury in a second, possibly limiting a life time of training.
And for what??
....to each his own I guess.
yeah, there's quite a few hotties at my gym (females included lol)
and as much as i hate to admit it, i'm not the best guy there, but i am in the top 5% 8)
ahahahah
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I see it as an opportunity to increase the risk of injury in a second, possibly limiting a life time of training.
And for what??
....to each his own I guess.
ahahahah
and 2 of the hotties smiled at me today as i was pumping up my pecs and tris, but i ain't saying which sex either of those hotties were ;D
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and 2 of the hotties smiled at me today as i was pumping up my pecs and tris, but i ain't saying which sex either of those hotties were ;D
(http://www.miscupload.com/upload/204877827770233085379760.gif)
edit: thank you roger bacon for finding the above gif ;D
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dj's posts give that weird deja vu sentiment
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(http://www.miscupload.com/upload/204877827770233085379760.gif)
edit: thank you roger bacon for finding the above gif ;D
lol
is that you after you sniff on them bath slats bro ;D
p.s. i'll be taking pics here soon and i'll send them to ya so you can be humbled, the djer got quite the physique on him nowadays, talk about GENETICS ;)
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lol
is that you after you sniff on them bath slats bro ;D
p.s. i'll be taking pics here soon and i'll send them to ya so you can be humbled, the djer got quite the physique on him nowadays, talk about GENETICS ;)
dj's posts give that weird deja vu sentiment
Yeah kinda ;D
But that's cool dj looking forward to seeing your progress (no homo)
And bath salts...lol. I'm glad I got out of that stuff before those chemicals became popular.
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(http://www.miscupload.com/upload/204877827770233085379760.gif)
edit: thank you roger bacon for finding the above gif ;D
ROFL!!!!
This in response to his comment is fucking perfect!!!!!!!!!!!
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(http://i.imgur.com/GZUKvFD.gif)
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dj181 likey!
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I see it as an opportunity to increase the risk of injury in a second, possibly limiting a life time of training.
I have to admit that I do play with this every few months:
http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/OneRepMax.html
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I have to admit that I do play with this every few months:
http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/OneRepMax.html
That site is very complete in training info without all the bs. Highly recommend it!
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That site is very complete in training info without all the bs. Highly recommend it!
You might actually have been the getbigger that originally linked me to that site, lol
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dj181 likey!
you seem to have forgot the pics that i sent you of my super hot x-wifey
or maybe she was just a beard right ;D
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You might actually have been the getbigger that originally linked me to that site, lol
yeah maybe lol
you seem to have forgot the pics that i sent you of my super hot x-wifey
or maybe she was just a beard right ;D
She was cute dj...
And now she's probably buried in your backyard. :'(
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She was cute dj...
And now she's probably buried in your backyard. :'(
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hahahahahhahaha
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(http://i.imgur.com/GZUKvFD.gif)
what did i just see?
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that gif makes me think of the start of this tune exactly @ 0:50 til 1:15 8)
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what did i just see?
This one gets better the more you watch it lol
that gif makes me think of the start of this tune exactly @ 0:50 til 1:15 8)
I am checking myself in a mental institution after listening to that while looking at the dafoe gif.
Thanks!
Serious training discussions always happen with me and you in a thread huh dj lol
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I am checking myself in a mental institution after listening to that while looking at the dafoe gif.
Thanks!
Serious training discussions always happen with me and you in a thread huh dj lol
well man, we could always switch gears and shift from talking about training to talking about "diet" LOL
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well man, we could always switch gears and shift from talking about training to talking about "diet" LOL
(http://www.miscupload.com/upload/204877827770233085379760.gif)
I'm sure this gif is starting to piss off a few ;D
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ROFL... I'm still liking it just as much as I did before.
Lets post is a few dozen more times!!
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Hey Ogie,
Which of the girls from the bonanza did you fuck? Was it the one with the pinwheel?
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ROFL... I'm still liking it just as much as I did before.
Lets post is a few dozen more times!!
agreed
told bad that we can't add that part of the floyd tune to it, then it would be complete 8) ;D