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Re: Great Bench press mistakes thread - 5 biggest mistakes
« Reply #25 on: December 28, 2009, 11:02:43 AM »
very good advise especially the letting the bar settle

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Re: Great Bench press mistakes thread - 5 biggest mistakes
« Reply #26 on: December 28, 2009, 11:59:18 AM »
Biggest bench press mistake - thinking that lift is worth a shit.

I think the stigma surrounding the flat bench as it not being a good overall chest exercise (which it is) is because people let their ego get the best of them. I think it's a great chest exercise when done correctly, and focusing on the muscle contraction. Problem is most idiots we see don't see this and just go in, do some bounce sets, some curls, and leave...and we get caught up in it as not being an effective exercise because of it. Overall it's still great, I personally think it gives my chest the most size, definitely over incline or anything else.

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Re: Great Bench press mistakes thread - 5 biggest mistakes
« Reply #27 on: December 28, 2009, 03:20:20 PM »
I think the stigma surrounding the flat bench as it not being a good overall chest exercise (which it is) is because people let their ego get the best of them. I think it's a great chest exercise when done correctly, and focusing on the muscle contraction. Problem is most idiots we see don't see this and just go in, do some bounce sets, some curls, and leave...and we get caught up in it as not being an effective exercise because of it. Overall it's still great, I personally think it gives my chest the most size, definitely over incline or anything else.

It may be a matter of structure or whatever, but dumbells, either flat or incline, or heavy weighted dips, both work MUCH better than bench.  Bench presses are way too hard on the shoulders.

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Re: Great Bench press mistakes thread - 5 biggest mistakes
« Reply #28 on: December 28, 2009, 08:48:08 PM »
here is another cool video on the bench by dave tate

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Re: Great Bench press mistakes thread - 5 biggest mistakes
« Reply #29 on: December 29, 2009, 12:33:51 AM »
Definitely a smart guy, but scary that he got winded just doing a few reps with the bar.   :-\

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I do agree on the range of motion, but too close, however, and you get too much help from the triceps.  A slightly wider-than-normal grip works the outer portion of the pecs, and those who typically bench high will develop a nice tie-in to the anterior delts. 

was just going to post the same!

not only was he winded, he was winded for ages...

seriously though, how many people need these "tips"?, that arent beginners?..surely these are things that become second nature- even learned within the first few sessions?...all of them are pretty obvious.

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Re: Great Bench press mistakes thread - 5 biggest mistakes
« Reply #30 on: December 29, 2009, 09:29:32 AM »
"The nutrition thing has been blown way out of control. While you should eat healthy foods, you don't have to eat like a bodybuilder. I'd bet most of the lifters we have get less than one gram per pound of body weight of protein, and eat whatever they want. The cleanest eating people I know are also some of the weakest. This is why we don't say a lot about it. If it was important as the mags say it is, then I'd have the information all over the site. We're here to help you get better, not feed you a bunch of supplement and nutrition BS."

— Dave Tate from the EliteFTS Q&A

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"I don't like to write about the overrated topic of nutrition. Training is 99% of the battle."

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Tell that to this man:

"When you're lifting and you're getting stronger, you need as many calories as you can possibly put into your body, to support your heavy lifting. If your goal is to gain strength, you just have to throw the lean look out the window. The two don't go hand in hand. There are a few freaks out there who can look awesome and be strong. But in general, you shouldn't worry about trying to achieve both. Don't only train your @$$ off, but be consistent with the meals. As long as you can stay consistent with the training and the nutrition, there's really no harm done with the amount of calories you're eating. Your body will burn it up; trust me". - Johnnie Jackson 2007 Atlantic City Pro Champion, 2009 Olympia "World's Strongest Bodybuilder".

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Re: Great Bench press mistakes thread - 5 biggest mistakes
« Reply #31 on: December 29, 2009, 11:40:58 AM »
Different sports. Most SHW lifters(in PL and OL) I know don't care at all about meal quality, it's all about piling on the bodyweight and the weight on the bar. Pizza, Little Debbies, etc.... are the quickest, cheapest, and funnest means to an end.

Even the leanest leanest lifters aren't are prissy about their eating, They just get enough protein and let the drugs and the training handle the rest.

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Re: Great Bench press mistakes thread - 5 biggest mistakes
« Reply #32 on: December 29, 2009, 03:51:48 PM »
They are different. But, the common thread, regarding gains, is diet.

But, while many here are in search of higher numbers on their bench, I don't think they wish to resemble the late Grizzly Brown or Anthony Clark.

That's why guys like Johnnie Jackson and Ronnie Coleman are quite popular, among bodybuilding fans. They're about both building physiques and pushing up big poundages.