Author Topic: Underhand Bench press... (Read 5871 times)

JamieX4200 · « **on:** November 29, 2005, 02:43:53 PM »

Anybody do these? Really works your biceps..

LatsMcGee · « **Reply #1 on:** November 29, 2005, 02:58:07 PM »

No thanks.

NoCalBbEr · « **Reply #2 on:** November 29, 2005, 03:15:25 PM »

good exerise to screw your wrist.

candidate2025 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 29, 2005, 07:13:02 PM »

Quote from: JamieX4200 on November 29, 2005, 02:43:53 PM

Anybody do these? Really works your biceps..

you mean triceps.....

JamieX4200 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 29, 2005, 07:25:43 PM »

No, I read about it somewhere... tried some out today, I felt it in my biceps pretty good.. Didnt bother my wrists much though.. Just curious on what you guys thought.

NoCalBbEr · « **Reply #5 on:** November 29, 2005, 08:27:27 PM »

why would u feel it in your biceps?? are you like curling it instead of pressin it up and down

JamieX4200 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 29, 2005, 08:34:30 PM »

Nah, try it.. I saw it in a diagram for a bench press at work.. And I tried it..

JamieX4200 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 01, 2005, 11:20:18 PM »

Its also in the new Mens Health.

g0ddang · « **Reply #8 on:** December 02, 2005, 10:53:31 AM »

biceps?... uh, i have never felt it in the bis. its mostly in the tris for me. but yes i do these on occasions

muscle19 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 02, 2005, 11:03:43 AM »

yeah , iused to do those for triceps but it just hurt my wrists way too much, u ll be better off just doing close grips

muscle

JamieX4200 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 02, 2005, 03:05:35 PM »

Well, it says in mens health that it hits the bis... and a wider under hand grip targets upper cehst.

trulytoned · « **Reply #11 on:** December 02, 2005, 06:42:20 PM »

I do it on the smith every once and a while, hits the tri pretty good, i would avoid going raelly heavy with it or it would give you wrist problems, i usually use it with a super set just to burn out the tris

JamieX4200 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 03, 2005, 07:09:38 AM »

Anybody read my post..? In the article I read it, it specifically states it hits the bis..

JamieX4200 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 23, 2005, 05:35:34 PM »

Will someone please look this up, its in last months issue of mens health.... It specifically says trains bis with closer grip, and upper chest with wider grip....

thanks,
jamie

JackCheze · « **Reply #14 on:** December 23, 2005, 09:52:03 PM »

a) it will never target your bis because your bis are not used to straighten the arm (don't hate, it's just physiology), you might feel it there but it's other forces in action

b) it might be an effective tri/chest exercise, but it sounds like a more effective way to break a noobs nose

c) if you read it in Men's Health some chick thought it up

JamieX4200 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 24, 2005, 04:25:32 AM »

Read the article bro, and go and do a google on it... I really felt a great burn and pump doing them....

onlyme · « **Reply #16 on:** December 24, 2005, 08:56:52 AM »

It does not work the biceps. The bicep is what makes you curl your arm in not out. The only you would feel anything in your biceps is if you are going very slow and the biceps are being used to support the downward force of the weight. That is the only way in the world you could feel in your biceps. That pic looks like he is laying on his back on a cable machine and curling the weight to his chest. That is working the biceps but it is not a bench press just because you are laying on your back. Sorry but I doubt there is an article that says different and if there was it is totally unfounded.

Bear03 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 24, 2005, 12:12:50 PM »

I think you're mistaken...no matter what you may have read, there is no way a pressing movement works the biceps. I do like the exercise. however.

JamieX4200 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 24, 2005, 08:35:56 PM »

Onlyme: It's last months mens health.. and he is using free weights on the bench...

BigAlski · « **Reply #19 on:** December 31, 2005, 10:43:56 AM »

If you keep the grip narrow its good for the triceps, about 4-8 inches off the chest. Good motion, but to go heavy and work em you will need a spotter.

Peaking at 45 !!! · « **Reply #20 on:** January 04, 2006, 08:22:43 AM »

recipie for diaster !

JackCheze · « **Reply #21 on:** January 05, 2006, 05:32:23 PM »

Quote from: JamieX4200 on December 24, 2005, 08:35:56 PM

Onlyme: It's last months mens health.. and he is using free weights on the bench...

it's Men's Health....

Wolverine · « **Reply #22 on:** January 05, 2006, 08:39:54 PM »

Quote from: JackCheze on December 23, 2005, 09:52:03 PM

b) it might be an effective tri/chest exercise, but it sounds like a more effective way to break a noobs nose

i don't care who you are, that right there is funny

Mike · « **Reply #23 on:** January 05, 2006, 09:36:56 PM »

Quote from: JamieX4200 on December 24, 2005, 08:35:56 PM

Onlyme: It's last months mens health.. and he is using free weights on the bench...

Listen, everyone agree's with you that it's in Men's Health...but that mag. is BULLSHIT and they may not have a clue what they're talking about! I read it occasionally for their studies on foods and disease prevention etc.

There are only so many times they can tell you to do Med. Ball Woodchops that they decided to throw in a old school exercise with incorrect information.

BigAlski · « **Reply #24 on:** January 05, 2006, 09:50:30 PM »

Since this thread is still alive, I'll re-itterate what I posted earlier and add a little something from my gym conversations. As far as I understand, this exercise isolates the inner tricep head that sits under your armpit and works it in the same fashion as a close grip bench, except your pecs are kind of out of action since your wrists are pronated backwards. Anyways that said when I do it it has a sticking point about 3inches higher than a common bench but you need a spotter to take the bar off and on because its a bear alone if you go with any kind of wieght. You can do more than you think you can, its just in a different place.