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Since all of you are bench pressing leviathans who rep out with 500 lbs on the flat bench I wanted to ask about wearing wrist wraps while bench pressing.
Are people wearing them for support ?
Are they wearing them to protect against long-term wrist damage ?
Or is this poser gear and I should spend my money on white Otomix lifting shoes instead ?
Can we please get a few serious answers before you boys venture off on a tangent and turn the discussion into something about dicks ?
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Additional wrist support to lift heavier weights.
That's about it.
It works great for BB presses.
When i was powerlifting i could press an extra 15-20 pounds with the Titan wraps on.
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Additional wrist support to lift heavier weights.
That's about it.
It works great for BB presses.
When i was powerlifting i could press an extra 15-20 pounds with the Titan wraps on.
So essentially like knee wraps for your wrists ?
Do you think they have saved you from some long-term wrist issues due to heavy benching ?
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So essentially like knee wraps for your wrists ?
Do you think they have saved you from some long-term wrist issues due to heavy benching ?
I actually think they are worse for you because if you use them too much it weakens your wrists.
We used them mainly on max attempts or anything 3 reps or less, but some people use them all the time.
The more you rely on them the worse they are IMO.
I never had wrist problems, but they helped me quite a bit on heavy lifts.
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I actually think they are worse for you because if you use them too much it weakens your wrists.
We used them mainly on max attempts or anything 3 reps or less, but some people use them all the time.
The more you rely on them the worse they are IMO.
I never had wrist problems, but they helped me quite a bit on heavy lifts.
Do you use thumbless grip when you bench ?
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Since all of you are bench pressing leviathans who rep out with 500 lbs on the flat bench I wanted to ask about wearing wrist wraps while bench pressing.
Are people wearing them for support ?
Are they wearing them to protect against long-term wrist damage ?
Or is this poser gear and I should spend my money on white Otomix lifting shoes instead ?
Can we please get a few serious answers before you boys venture off on a tangent and turn the discussion into something about dicks ?
I do. Because of my chronic tendonitis I use both athletic tape and use straps
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I do. Because of my chronic tendonitis I use both athletic tape and use straps
Coach, why do you prefer the wrist wraps over elbow wraps ?
I’m assuming if you use wraps to bench press, then you must use straps for all your pulling exercises ?
And the thumbless grip puts less strain on the wrist when you bench ?
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They are nothing like knee wraps, which store kinetic energy. They do offer support and prevent your wrist from buckling under the heavier weights though
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They are nothing like knee wraps, which store kinetic energy. They do offer support and prevent your wrist from buckling under the heavier weights though
Wouldn’t knee wraps store elastic potential energy and then release it once you let it go ? I thought kinetic energy was the energy of movement.
Your experience sounds like the wrist wrap is more for stability than for keeping the bones in the wrist from compressing or wearing against each other ? Or maybe stability is the principal effect and long-term protection is secondary ?
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Do you use thumbless grip when you bench ?
I did a long time ago, but with heavier weights it didn't feel the same.
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Oh, when I’m referring to bench pressing I’m assuming that barbell versus dumbbell doesn’t make a difference for wrist wraps.
Not sure if it does or doesn’t.
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Oh, when I’m referring to bench pressing I’m assuming that barbell versus dumbbell doesn’t make a difference for wrist wraps.
Not sure if it does or doesn’t.
I never used them for DB's. I need the flexibility to keep the DB's in the right range of motion. I only used them for heavy BB flat presses.
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I did a long time ago, but with heavier weights it didn't feel the same.
I understand the purpose for thumbless grip for really heavy lifting, but it does seem like it could be a little dangerous.
Obviously I’m not training with those types of poundages.
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I understand the purpose for thumbless grip for really heavy lifting, but it does seem like it could be a little dangerous.
Obviously I’m not training with those types of poundages.
I used it in high school and college. Once i was more advanced and learned to "tear the bar apart" while pressing, using a regular grip with thumbs worked better.
That said, a lot of heavy lifters feel differently and believe a false grip is better for heavy presses.
Since i pushed in a "j" pattern, as the bar moved away from my head, the false grip did not feel safe.
My best lifts were with a regular full grip and wraps.
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I used it in high school and college. Once i was more advanced and learned to "tear the bar apart" while pressing, using a regular grip with thumbs worked better.
That said, a lot of heavy lifters feel differently and believe a false grip is better for heavy presses.
Since i pushed in a "j" pattern, as the bar moved away from my head, the false grip did not feel safe.
My best lifts were with a regular full grip and wraps.
Is the “J” pattern for more pec contraction or more of a powerlifting, move more weight strategy ?
I never thought about it and always tried to bench in an “I” pattern.
Of course I try to lessen the bounce at the bottom of each rep, I don’t have much of a rib cage, and that kind of hurts.
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Is the “J” pattern for more pec contraction or more of a powerlifting, move more weight strategy ?
I never thought about it and always tried to bench in an “I” pattern.
Of course I try to lessen the bounce at the bottom of each rep, I don’t have much of a rib cage, and that kind of hurts.
It's primarily for powerlifting. As you press the weight off your chest, you press it slightly away from you and then upwards. It puts you in a better mechanical/leverage advantage. You tuck your elbows more and flare them out during the last 50% of the movement to engage the triceps.
For bodybuilding, it's better to move in a straight line for a better contraction. You get a better stretch and contraction generally, but a lot of it depends on how long your arms are.
I have long arms, so a wider grip while tucking the elbows gives me an advantage for moving weight. However on incline presses and all DB presses i stay in a pretty strict straight line, but i rotate my wrists a bit so the DB's are not completely perpendicular to my body.
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It's primarily for powerlifting. As you press the weight off your chest, you press it slightly away from you and then upwards. It puts you in a better mechanical/leverage advantage. You tuck your elbows more and flare them out during the last 50% of the movement to engage the triceps.
For bodybuilding, it's better to move in a straight line for a better contraction. You get a better stretch and contraction generally, but a lot of it depends on how long your arms are.
I have long arms, so a wider grip while tucking the elbows gives me an advantage for moving weight. However on incline presses and all DB presses i stay in a pretty strict straight line, but i rotate my wrists a bit so the DB's are not completely perpendicular to my body.
I have pretty long arms for a woman. Now that I think about it, I do press in a “J” pattern more than I realized. I’m not sure about tucking my elbows though ? It seems like I would have to roll my shoulders somehow to get my elbows to rotate inward ?
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no never felt my wrists couldnt handle my weights. I rarely go above 315 though
I think most people use it because it looks cool :D
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Never wear or have ever wore them. If I ever had some form of injury and they enabled me to keep benching that’s only time I’d use and only if completely necessary but for general prevention reasons i wouldn’t bother
find training benches with a pause at bottom to be far better for muscle growth if that’s your goal tried it years ago and never went back think spending a bit time in the stretched position helps a lot
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Since all of you are bench pressing leviathans who rep out with 500 lbs on the flat bench I wanted to ask about wearing wrist wraps while bench pressing.
Are people wearing them for support ?
Are they wearing them to protect against long-term wrist damage ?
Or is this poser gear and I should spend my money on white Otomix lifting shoes instead ?
Can we please get a few serious answers before you boys venture off on a tangent and turn the discussion into something about dicks ?
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I used to always use a thumbless grip while benching.......had a few mishaps where the bar ALMOST fell out of my hands when grinding out one last hard rep, but it never did, then over time, I saw a few people and even more on tape
of todays gym idiots on video drop weight on their face/chest/ribs/hips even.......... so I simply re-taught myself if you will, to go back to my roots and stopped using a thumbless grip.........felt fine once I got used to it again.
As far as wrist wraps go, if you have bad or weak wrists use athletic tape.......the best stuff to use in my opinion.
If your wrists are OK, skip the wraps or tape.
When going extra heavy if it makes you feel better mentally tape those bad boys up, but don`t become reliant on them.................... they will make the wrists weaker and/or become a mental crutch.
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Wrist wraps are an excellent addition to your bench pressing arsenal. They add...
-stability
-safety from wear and tear
-actual support, especially for those of us with average wrist thickness
-are fully adjustable so can either be "snug and barely helping" or "cranked down tight" for that one big brief effort
-certain brands will give you a cool factor in the powerlifting world. Mark Bells "gangsta wraps" are a perfect example.
I am a lifetime 551 pound raw competition bench presser and have always worn wraps, even on lighter training sessions. I also wear them on heavy squat days. My current wrap is the Mark Bell 36" Gangsta wrap. It's a lot of wrist wrap but I like it.
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I have pretty long arms for a woman. Now that I think about it, I do press in a “J” pattern more than I realized. I’m not sure about tucking my elbows though ? It seems like I would have to roll my shoulders somehow to get my elbows to rotate inward ?
A few tips from an old ex powerlifter....crunch your shoulder blades together hard, elbows should be approximately under hands for most people.........it will vary of course due to how we are all built differently, arch your back slightly, breathe in deeply at start of lift exhaling as you push the weight up, and stay tight throughout the lift.....yes tighten your whole body.... even push feet into the floor as hard as possible, squeezing the bar hard in your hands at all times.......all of the above will help your bench in various ways, and like Ovrerload said push up then back towards the uprights in an arc like manner.
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The only supports I have ever used in training were either a 4" or 6" belt (usually the former unless I left it at home and then I'd borrow the larger one from a friend) and a single ACE bandage to wrap around each knee if I was squatting. That's it.
I never was much of a bench presser but I doubt it's cuz I didn't use a wrist wrap. I just wasn't strong enough on that movement to warrant additional support. ;D
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The only supports I have ever used in training were either a 4" or 6" belt (usually the former unless I left it at home and then I'd borrow the larger one from a friend) and a single ACE bandage to wrap around each knee if I was squatting. That's it.
I never was much of a bench presser but I doubt it's cuz I didn't use a wrist wrap. I just wasn't strong enough on that movement to warrant additional support. ;D
That's all I ever used also.
I wore a belt all the time, even for doing curls. Everybody did
Now, I only use a belt occasionally for squats or deadlifts and usually not.
You don't need it if you become accustomed to not using it and you learn to still create the abdominal pressure to stabilize the spine.
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That's all I ever used also but I began in the early times.
I wore a belt all the time, even for doing curls. Everybody did
Now, I only use a belt occasionally for squats or deadlifts.
Agreed, brother. I recall sometimes wearing a belt during heavy cheat curls (well, heavy for me!) and some shoulder work. A single ACE around each knee was what my older powerlifting buddies told me would be allowed in a meet and while I never competed in powerlifting I took their advices cuz they had the knowledge of decades of training and told me if I needed more it was because I wasn't strong enough to do it alone. I never had a real powerful grip but I also NEVER used straps in training.
Every once in a while I would train squats without the belt or ACE bandages. I was just as strong and that was what mattered to me. It had to be me doing the lift otherwise it was pointless.
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That's all I ever used also.
I wore a belt all the time, even for doing curls. Everybody did
Now, I only use a belt occasionally for squats or deadlifts and usually not.
You don't need it if you become accustomed to not using it and you learn to still create the abdominal pressure to stabilize the spine.
In the 70`s we all wore a belt throughout our whole workout 5-6 days a week........the only exception was on ab day.
In fact I would often sleep in my belt since it helped my inecuriity!! ;D
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In the 70`s we all wore a belt throughout our whole workout 5-6 days a week........the only exception was on ab day.
In fact I would often sleep in my belt since it helped my inecuriity!! ;D
And during sex too.
No exceptions.
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And during sex too.
No exceptions.
That`s a given and the reason I didn`t mention it.
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In the 70`s we all wore a belt throughout our whole workout 5-6 days a week........the only exception was on ab day.
In fact I would often sleep in my belt since it helped my inecuriity!! ;D
1570's
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we pick things up.......we put them down
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Wrist wraps are an excellent addition to your bench pressing arsenal. They add...
-stability
-safety from wear and tear
-actual support, especially for those of us with average wrist thickness
-are fully adjustable so can either be "snug and barely helping" or "cranked down tight" for that one big brief effort
-certain brands will give you a cool factor in the powerlifting world. Mark Bells "gangsta wraps" are a perfect example.
I am a lifetime 551 pound raw competition bench presser and have always worn wraps, even on lighter training sessions. I also wear them on heavy squat days. My current wrap is the Mark Bell 36" Gangsta wrap. It's a lot of wrist wrap but I like it.
551 lbs !!!!!
Holy crap, that is incredible. This information is awesome, thank you Sir.
I can fully understand the orthopedic damage in the wrist area using those types of poundages over the long-term.
I’m assuming “raw” means no bench shirt ? Good Lord that is an astounding weight to lift.
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Agreed, brother. I recall sometimes wearing a belt during heavy cheat curls (well, heavy for me!) and some shoulder work. A single ACE around each knee was what my older powerlifting buddies told me would be allowed in a meet and while I never competed in powerlifting I took their advices cuz they had the knowledge of decades of training and told me if I needed more it was because I wasn't strong enough to do it alone. I never had a real powerful grip but I also NEVER used straps in training.
Every once in a while I would train squats without the belt or ACE bandages. I was just as strong and that was what mattered to me. It had to be me doing the lift otherwise it was pointless.
I wear my belt for squats and back work (not chins of course) but that is all.
I wear it tight enough that I have to take it off immediately after my each set. Sounds like I’m doing that wrong ?
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Wouldn’t knee wraps store elastic potential energy and then release it once you let it go ? I thought kinetic energy was the energy of movement.
Your experience sounds like the wrist wrap is more for stability than for keeping the bones in the wrist from compressing or wearing against each other ? Or maybe stability is the principal effect and long-term protection is secondary ?
Knee wraps do store energy, wrist wraps do not.
They are mainly so your wrists don't buckle under heavier weights, no real reason to use them doing sub maximal work
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I wear my belt for squats and back work (not chins of course) but that is all.
I wear it tight enough that I have to take it off immediately after my each set. Sounds like I’m doing that wrong ?
Might be a little too tight that.
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I used to always use a thumbless grip while benching.......had a few mishaps where the bar ALMOST fell out of my hands when grinding out one last hard rep, but it never did, then over time, I saw a few people and even more on tape
of todays gym idiots on video drop weight on their face/chest/ribs/hips even.......... so I simply re-taught myself if you will, to go back to my roots and stopped using a thumbless grip.........felt fine once I got used to it again.
As far as wrist wraps go, if you have bad or weak wrists use athletic tape.......the best stuff to use in my opinion.
If your wrists are OK, skip the wraps or tape.
When going extra heavy if it makes you feel better mentally tape those bad boys up, but don`t become reliant on them.................... they will make the wrists weaker and/or become a mental crutch.
Yeah, best to stay away from thumbless grips unless you don't have thumbs.
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With belts, it's a good idea to wear them loose enough to where you can expand your waist out into them. Builds a lot of tension and keeps you strong/safe
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I've used a thumbless grip for 35 years without issue. It does seem a little dangerous now that I think about it. Going to try a regular grip on my benches today to see how it feels.
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With regards to thumbless grip, some folks can get away with it because they have really huge pads on their palms (think GH hands)so the bar slipping is far less likely.
Also a world class trainer told me these are great for benching..
(https://img.kentfaith.com/cache/catalog/products/us/832080103/832080103-5-518x518.jpg)
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Have used wrist wraps maybe five sessions in decades of pressing. Not against them, just prefer to allow my body to adapt to accommodate.
As far as thumbless/false grip, I employed this the first several years of lifting. Then I abandoned this and wrapped my hand. Just felt like I could “power grip” a bar much better.
Tucking elbows is a must if you wish to preserve shoulder health.
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With regards to thumbless grip, some folks can get away with it because they have really huge pads on their palms (think GH hands)so the bar slipping is far less likely.
Also a world class trainer told me these are great for benching..
(https://img.kentfaith.com/cache/catalog/products/us/832080103/832080103-5-518x518.jpg)
So not actually wraps, more like straps for working back ?
That’s definitely worth trying.
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I never use wrist wraps, I see them as a form of cheating
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551 lbs !!!!!
Holy crap, that is incredible. This information is awesome, thank you Sir.
I can fully understand the orthopedic damage in the wrist area using those types of poundages over the long-term.
I’m assuming “raw” means no bench shirt ? Good Lord that is an astounding weight to lift.
The most i ever benched was 460 lbs at a bw of about 185 lbs, no wrist bands, just a belt
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The most i ever benched was 460 lbs at a bw of about 185 lbs, no wrist bands, just a belt
460 !
Oh my Lord.
Matt Canning will be suicidal.
That is an hell of an impressive lift.
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460 !
Oh my Lord.
Matt Canning will be suicidal.
That is an hell of an impressive lift.
Ty bro, i guess it's impressive considering my size at the time. I was taking ephedrine and 1ad back then (prohormone) so i wasn't exactly ''natty'' back then
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The most i ever benched was 460 lbs at a bw of about 185 lbs, no wrist bands, just a belt
Wow. That is exellent! I have always been a terrible bench presser. I am guessing Miss Jane can do more than I.
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Wow. That is exellent! I have always been a terrible bench presser. I am guessing Miss Jane can do more than I.
Ty good sir, tbh I have short arms and long torso which helps, i struggle with my deadlift though. Squatting is easy for me too (5'7'', short legs)
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Coach, why do you prefer the wrist wraps over elbow wraps ?
I’m assuming if you use wraps to bench press, then you must use straps for all your pulling exercises ?
And the thumbless grip puts less strain on the wrist when you bench ?
I've addressed this before to another poster. I haven't benched In while because of the excruciating pain that's in my wrist tracking up my extensors. The STRAPS along with my wrists being taped with white athletic tape and sometimes Rocktape shoring up the extensors and facia works as compression relieving some pain while I do the movement. Even though the pain is still above an 8, I switched to mostly DB work. On flat, some days I can only get to 80-85lbs on good days if I take an OTC pain reliever 120-130's for 8-10 aren't unusual. On chest days it's always day by day.
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Ty bro, i guess it's impressive considering my size at the time. I was taking ephedrine and 1ad back then (prohormone) so i wasn't exactly ''natty'' back then
Natty or not, that is an extraordinary amount of weight.
P.S. Not a “bro” (I’m a skinny female) but I know you didn’t mean it as an insult. 😊
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I've addressed this before to another poster. I haven't benched In while because of the excruciating pain that's in my wrist tracking up my extensors. The STRAPS along with my wrists being taped with white athletic tape and sometimes Rocktape shoring up the extensors and facia works as compression relieving some pain while I do the movement. Even though the pain is still above an 8, I switched to mostly DB work. On flat, some days I can only get to 80-85lbs on good days if I take an OTC pain reliever 120-130's for 8-10 aren't unusual. On chest days it's always day by day.
This is excellent (not your pain of course). This is exactly what I was wondering about. The carpal bones irritating the wrist nerves and tendons over a long period of time. You probably have lifted heavy as long or longer than anyone here except Wes.
I tried to grab my Olympic bar today with my wrist straps on and try the movement on my flat bench. I just realized I tried to use the straps with a thumbless grip and that is not what the illustration shows.
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Since all of you are bench pressing leviathans who rep out with 500 lbs on the flat bench I wanted to ask about wearing wrist wraps while bench pressing.
Are people wearing them for support ?
Are they wearing them to protect against long-term wrist damage ?
Or is this poser gear and I should spend my money on white Otomix lifting shoes instead ?
Can we please get a few serious answers before you boys venture off on a tangent and turn the discussion into something about dicks ?
Personally I liked to wrap as high onto my palm as possible to create as much support as I could. During heavier sets wrists tend to lay back causing a loss of direct drive power and possibly pain from bending backwards.
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Personally I liked to wrap as high onto my palm as possible to create as much support as I could. During heavier sets wrists tend to lay back causing a loss of direct drive power and possibly pain from bending backwards.
I’d imagine your wrists are twice the size of mine ?
When you say “pain from bending backwards” do you mean immediate pain as you push, or pain later in the day or evening as inflammation flares up ?
Do you bench with a thumbless grip ?
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I’d imagine your wrists are twice the size of mine ?
When you say “pain from bending backwards” do you mean immediate pain as you push, or pain later in the day or evening as inflammation flares up ?
Do you bench with a thumbless grip ?
My wrists are only about 8.5" so you must have tiny wrists. ;D
Pain both during and after a lift, overhead or bench. Keeping the wrist straight helps push into the bar. I do not use suicide grip, it's one of those "natural selection" things to me.
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Natty or not, that is an extraordinary amount of weight.
P.S. Not a “bro” (I’m a skinny female) but I know you didn’t mean it as an insult. 😊
Oh ok sorry ma'am, somehow i tend to assume that every getbigger is a male lol
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Oh ok sorry ma'am, somehow i tend to assume that every getbigger is a male lol
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Is this to be deemed representative of what you look like? I would say you're too smart to post a picture because even I am bright enough not to do so. Okay...I am bright enough in one respect but not bright enough technology wise.
I seem to recall you are quite tall. Enough of my illiterate, albeit digressing, talk. I am a bit on the weak(er) side today, young lady...Sorry for the trip down my mental staircase. ;)
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Is this to be deemed representative of what you look like? I would say you're too smart to post a picture because even I am bright enough not to do so. Okay...I am bright enough in one respect but not bright enough technology wise.
I seem to recall you are quite tall. Enough of my illiterate, albeit digressing, talk. I am a bit on the weak(er) side today, young lady...Sorry for the trip down my mental staircase. ;)
I’m not sure I look like her, but she has a pleasant face.
As for my pictures, I posted them before and sent my upside down coffee cup photos to Chaos, OMR, Henda, Pellius, and others. I have sent Pellius and Henda videos and photos, they can confirm what I look like. I was told by Princess L to absolutely NOT post my photo on Getbig that this place is full of weirdos and losers. I will abide by her request.
I am blonde, tall, and look like the actress Cobie Smulders. I am more muscular than her (6’ and 140 lbs) and I have bigger boobs.
If you’re near the Ontario Mills Mall in Rancho Cucamonga I am across the street having dinner right now, so you are welcome to join me, my treat.
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Is this to be deemed representative of what you look like? I would say you're too smart to post a picture because even I am bright enough not to do so. Okay...I am bright enough in one respect but not bright enough technology wise.
I seem to recall you are quite tall. Enough of my illiterate, albeit digressing, talk. I am a bit on the weak(er) side today, young lady...Sorry for the trip down my mental staircase. ;)
"IT"won´t post a picture because it´s a Tranny gimmick account.
what smart woman goes around rubbishing other members threads posting about come swallowing. I asked her per PM for a picture the "surprising" answer...NO
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Booty has posted pictures why can´t this "JustPlaneJane" if she,it has nothing to hide
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I was told by Princess L to absolutely NOT post my photo on Getbig that this place is full of weirdos and losers. I will abide by her request.
HEY......... I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
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Booty has posted pictures why can´t this "JustPlaneJane" if she,it has nothing to hide
If she's smart she won't post a pic unless she wants the same treatment Booty got.
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Booty has posted pictures why can´t this "JustPlaneJane" if she,it has nothing to hide
Why wont you post a pic you fucking troll?
Why she should provide whack off material for an asshole like ypu?
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'JPJ said, "I was told by Princess L to absolutely NOT post my photo on Getbig that this place is full of weirdos and losers."'
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I’m not sure I look like her, but she has a pleasant face.
As for my pictures, I posted them before and sent my upside down coffee cup photos to Chaos, OMR, Henda, Pellius, and others. I have sent Pellius and Henda videos and photos, they can confirm what I look like. I was told by Princess L to absolutely NOT post my photo on Getbig that this place is full of weirdos and losers. I will abide by her request.
I am blonde, tall, and look like the actress Cobie Smulders. I am more muscular than her (6’ and 140 lbs) and I have bigger boobs.
If you’re near the Ontario Mills Mall in Rancho Cucamonga I am across the street having dinner right now, so you are welcome to join me, my treat.
Well thank you kindly but I am nowhere near there. I do not think posting a picture proves one's existence here and it would not be advisable to do so for you. I tend to take the decent folk such as yourself, Princess, Wes, Taffin, IroNat, chaos, One and many, many more at face value.
Those such as Straw, Prime and LNM are to be taken at what I would term fece value. In short, their feelings (they are incapable of rational thought) are nothing but shit.
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"IT"won´t post a picture because it´s a Tranny gimmick account.
what smart woman goes around rubbishing other members threads posting about come swallowing. I asked her per PM for a picture the "surprising" answer...NO
Well, I find her thoughts here both mentally stimulating and very humorous. Ribald? Perhaps, albeit in a sophomoric manner but that in and of itself can be charming in a woman.
Here's a picture of me with one of my brothers. I'm on the right.
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Why wont you post a pic you fucking troll?
Why she should provide whack off material for an asshole like ypu?
The Cancer is eating you like maggots.
Hopefully you will be gone before Xmas.
PIP Wes. :-*
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Lol! Most bodybuilding forums are like 99% males lol, js
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Lol! Most bodybuilding forums are like 99% males lol, js
You mean women aren't attracted to oily men in thongs?
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The Cancer is eating you like maggots.
Hopefully you will be gone before Xmas.
PIP Wes. :-*
You`re only comeback is to make fun of a person who had Cancer.............you`re a piece of shit and it doesn`t faze me been in remission for over a year and my doctor told me I`m a miracle as my last scan looked as though I never had a tumor on my lung........my doctor said he never saw anything like it in over 30 years.
Even if I was dead I`d be better off than you because I lived and you sure dont.....bet you`re scared to cross the street without holding mommys hand.
Just hope your kids or familiy members never get seriously ill you scumbucket........you reap what you sow.
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Why cant you recieve PM`s dicklicker?
Once I pay Josh to find out where you live you will meet some of my insane freiends from Springfield then you will meet a full body cast.
No brag......just fact !!
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Hey Chaos !
Driving to meet you and flip tires ! I want to go to Big Bear now that I’ve seen the signs.
;D
Everywhere is hot right now but if you head to Big Bear you can hit the resort and get in some badass views mountain biking.
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You mean women aren't attracted to oily men in thongs?
Tbh women are more attracted to personality than looks
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Tbh women are more attracted to personality than looks
And money than personality.
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551 lbs !!!!!
Holy crap, that is incredible. This information is awesome, thank you Sir.
I can fully understand the orthopedic damage in the wrist area using those types of poundages over the long-term.
I’m assuming “raw” means no bench shirt ? Good Lord that is an astounding weight to lift.
I very much appreciate the nice words little lady.
Always had exceptional coaching, equipment, atmosphere and drugs. It's what I did- I was supposed to be good at it.
You are correct... raw= no shirt. Body weight of 272 pounds.
Hey! With the best wrist wraps you will find yourself constantly rewraping and adjusting the wraps. The perfect tightness is too tight to remain the entire workout. Just comes with the program :)
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Tbh I always refused to wear wrist wraps, when I benched 460 lbs I did it without wrist wraps, it didn't bother my wrists at all
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I very much appreciate the nice words little lady.
Always had exceptional coaching, equipment, atmosphere and drugs. It's what I did- I was supposed to be good at it.
You are correct... raw= no shirt. Body weight of 272 pounds.
Hey! With the best wrist wraps you will find yourself constantly rewraping and adjusting the wraps. The perfect tightness is too tight to remain the entire workout. Just comes with the program :)
My sternum got sore just reading that !
When I did my flat bench presses last week I tried to use wrist wraps that have an elastic loop for your thumb. Not super expensive or sturdy ones, just a pair I could find easily. They have a velcro closure piece.
I weighed 144.4 lbs in my workout gear with my shoes on. I did not round up in accordance with Matt’s rules of Getbig accuracy. You all know my height.
I was able to bench press 155 lbs rather easily and I did do 165 lbs, but my spotter touched the bar mid-rep, so I’m guessing I can’t count that as a successful lift ? I did feel like the wraps helped, especially with the long Olympic bar. I think I might be better if I used the shorter (5 foot ?) bar than the longer (6 foot ?) bar ?
So I’m acknowledging that 165 lbs is eons away from 551 or 460 lbs. ❤️
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Damn, chica. You're a badass!
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Damn, chica. You're a badass!
I agree 155-165 is a damn good lift.
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I agree 155-165 is a damn good lift.
Wicked good for an allegedly attractive woman of her stats (barring some grand conspiracy among the gents who have seen her pics, all of whom I trust to not bullshit). I reckon Jane ain't so plain. Maybe one day I can demonstrate I'm not a gimmick and get into her good graces ;)
Probably not today, though :(
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I only wish I'd tried wrapping my wrists for benching!
I have small hands and never felt like I had a good enough "hold" on the bar, as it were. I was a reasonably good, albeit far from great, bencher -- in my early twenties, I trained it mostly HIT style for about nine months and peaked at a strict as fuck triple with 370 -- but I was a 5'7"* lardass of 250+ and I was fresh off my first cycle...10 weeks of moderate test (400mg/week?) and some weird liquid Dianabol that my source said was drinkable, even though the bottle's indications suggested IM injections.
Meh...stupid kid, me. *And for the Matt sort, I was more like 5'6.544" and 254.8472 pounds. I cannot attest to the ambient temperature at the time, the relative humidity nor the native insect activity at the moment of said lift, so forgive my lack of precision.
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I only wish I'd tried wrapping my wrists for benching!
I have small hands and never felt like I had a good enough "hold" on the bar, as it were. I was a reasonably good, albeit far from great, bencher -- in my early twenties, I trained it mostly HIT style for about nine months and peaked at a strict as fuck triple with 370 -- but I was a 5'7"* lardass of 250+ and I was fresh off my first cycle...10 weeks of moderate test (400mg/week?) and some weird liquid Dianabol that my source said was drinkable, even though the bottle's indications suggested IM injections.
Meh...stupid kid, me. *And for the Matt sort, I was more like 5'6.544" and 254.8472 pounds. I cannot attest to the ambient temperature at the time, the relative humidity nor the native insect activity at the moment of said lift, so forgive my lack of precision.
I find your lack of ambient temperature knowledge disturbing.
Mods, discount his totals by 30%, so future board aggregate bell curve analysis will remain credible
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Wicked good for an allegedly attractive woman of her stats (barring some grand conspiracy among the gents who have seen her pics, all of whom I trust to not bullshit). I reckon Jane ain't so plain. Maybe one day I can demonstrate I'm not a gimmick and get into her good graces ;)
Probably not today, though :(
It’s not “plain” like you’re thinking, it is “plane” as in airplane.
Pellius and/or Henda can explain - I’ve sent them videos of me flying in it. Enough said, I don’t want to XFactor in this thread.
As for physique photos I just posted a back photo of me seated rowing a few weeks ago and took it down after five minutes. The poster “Rascal Full” saw it and responded to it. If you can get him to join this thread he can say what he wants about it. I believe I also sent him (or Illuminati ?) a photo of me in my work “uniform”.
I have sent front/back/side body photos in my workout gear to Chaos, Henda, Pellius, and Illuminati asking for training advice - with the date/time showing on my phone. In addition to the upside coffee cup photos I posted here (was told to remove them) and sent to OMR and Chaos.
It’s all good. I will bench again on Thursday or Friday once I get back home.
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I only wish I'd tried wrapping my wrists for benching!
I have small hands and never felt like I had a good enough "hold" on the bar, as it were. I was a reasonably good, albeit far from great, bencher -- in my early twenties, I trained it mostly HIT style for about nine months and peaked at a strict as fuck triple with 370 -- but I was a 5'7"* lardass of 250+ and I was fresh off my first cycle...10 weeks of moderate test (400mg/week?) and some weird liquid Dianabol that my source said was drinkable, even though the bottle's indications suggested IM injections.
Meh...stupid kid, me. *And for the Matt sort, I was more like 5'6.544" and 254.8472 pounds. I cannot attest to the ambient temperature at the time, the relative humidity nor the native insect activity at the moment of said lift, so forgive my lack of precision.
Me and a buddy of mine from back home had a connection that made drinkable D-Bol...........tasted heavy of alcohol but I made decent gains on it.
Props on the triple with 370.........not too fucking shabby at all.
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I only wish I'd tried wrapping my wrists for benching!
I have small hands and never felt like I had a good enough "hold" on the bar, as it were. I was a reasonably good, albeit far from great, bencher -- in my early twenties, I trained it mostly HIT style for about nine months and peaked at a strict as fuck triple with 370 -- but I was a 5'7"* lardass of 250+ and I was fresh off my first cycle...10 weeks of moderate test (400mg/week?) and some weird liquid Dianabol that my source said was drinkable, even though the bottle's indications suggested IM injections.
Meh...stupid kid, me. *And for the Matt sort, I was more like 5'6.544" and 254.8472 pounds. I cannot attest to the ambient temperature at the time, the relative humidity nor the native insect activity at the moment of said lift, so forgive my lack of precision.
Holy crap, 370 x 3 ! 😳
Dang, that is a ton. I’m not sure I can even stand up in my power rack with 370 lbs ?
Regardless of the ambient temperature.
P.S. Matt for the Getbig record I was 6’-0.25” barefoot at 4:00 PM on the day I bench pressed.
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I feel slighted for never getting any "Jane" pics !! :'(
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I feel slighted for never getting any "Jane" pics !! :'(
I don’t have your email address ?
Well, I actually have all of your personal information, including your home address, cell phone number, place of work, SSN #, banking information, family members, Amazon password, and your PornHub log-in, but I’m not going to mention that on here.
OMR gets a little unhappy when I accidentally post that kind of stuff. 🤣
(Howard White…I know you’re reading and acting smug, rest assured I will absolutely crucify you)
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I don’t have your email address ?
Well, I actually have all of your personal information, including your home address, cell phone number, place of work, SSN #, banking information, family members, Amazon password, and your PornHub log-in, but I’m not going to mention that on here.
OMR gets a little unhappy when I accidentally post that kind of stuff. 🤣
(Howard White…I know you’re reading and acting smug, rest assured I will absolutely crucify you)
You`re hiarious! LOL ;D
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My sternum got sore just reading that !
When I did my flat bench presses last week I tried to use wrist wraps that have an elastic loop for your thumb. Not super expensive or sturdy ones, just a pair I could find easily. They have a velcro closure piece.
I weighed 144.4 lbs in my workout gear with my shoes on. I did not round up in accordance with Matt’s rules of Getbig accuracy. You all know my height.
I was able to bench press 155 lbs rather easily and I did do 165 lbs, but my spotter touched the bar mid-rep, so I’m guessing I can’t count that as a successful lift ? I did feel like the wraps helped, especially with the long Olympic bar. I think I might be better if I used the shorter (5 foot ?) bar than the longer (6 foot ?) bar ?
So I’m acknowledging that 165 lbs is eons away from 551 or 460 lbs. ❤️
You strong af for a woman
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Holy crap, 370 x 3 ! 😳
Dang, that is a ton. I’m not sure I can even stand up in my power rack with 370 lbs ?
Regardless of the ambient temperature.
P.S. Matt for the Getbig record I was 6’-0.25” barefoot at 4:00 PM on the day I bench pressed.
Omg I never knew you were this tall (giantess)
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Personally I liked to wrap as high onto my palm as possible to create as much support as I could. During heavier sets wrists tend to lay back causing a loss of direct drive power and possibly pain from bending backwards.
Outed.
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I haven't used wraps in many years, but i also don't go that heavy anymore, there is no point for me.
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I find your lack of ambient temperature knowledge disturbing.
My apologies :(
Mods, discount his totals by 30%, so future board aggregate bell curve analysis will remain credible
Hehe, I like you. But shouldn't it be the other way around? I thought the average Getbigger could bench at least 500, break a German Shepherd's back and eat 8,000 kcal/day -- and deadlift 225 for over 100 reps, of course.
If anything, my best lifts drag the average down. Besides which, I can't do that anymore :(
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My apologies :(
Hehe, I like you. But shouldn't it be the other way around? I thought the average Getbigger could bench at least 500, break a German Shepherd's back and eat 8,000 kcal/day -- and deadlift 225 for over 100 reps, of course.
If anything, my best lifts drag the average down. Besides which, I can't do that anymore :(
Can I ask why we are breaking the backs of German Shepherds ?
Do you mean a dog or a guy named Wolfgang who watches sheep ?
I’m not quite sure I understand this Getbig requirement ?
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It’s not “plain” like you’re thinking, it is “plane” as in airplane.
I know, missus. I was trying to be punny ;)
Pellius and/or Henda can explain - I’ve sent them videos of me flying in it. Enough said, I don’t want to XFactor in this thread.
Certainly!
I know you're real. And insofar as X is concerned, I admit I've not kept up with the board's culture, but is he even still around? I thought he went the way of Abeles, who was permanently banned for ... something truly nasty? Endorsing quasi-pedophilic sentiments, I think, but no one will tell me what he said that cemented his shoes, so to speak.
As for physique photos I just posted a back photo of me seated rowing a few weeks ago and took it down after five minutes. The poster “Rascal Full” saw it and responded to it. If you can get him to join this thread he can say what he wants about it. I believe I also sent him (or Illuminati ?) a photo of me in my work “uniform”.
I have sent front/back/side body photos in my workout gear to Chaos, Henda, Pellius, and Illuminati asking for training advice - with the date/time showing on my phone. In addition to the upside coffee cup photos I posted here (was told to remove them) and sent to OMR and Chaos.
It’s all good. I will bench again on Thursday or Friday once I get back home.
Cool. I'm sure you can nail 165.
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Me and a buddy of mine from back home had a connection that made drinkable D-Bol...........tasted heavy of alcohol but I made decent gains on it.
Props on the triple with 370.........not too fucking shabby at all.
What is the advantage of drinkable D-bol? The liver still processes it and from what I remember, it can be hard on one's liver.
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Can I ask why we are breaking the backs of German Shepherds ?
Do you mean a dog or a guy named Wolfgang who watches sheep ?
I’m not quite sure I understand this Getbig requirement ?
Jane,
It was a facetious reference. A former poster here by the handle of "suckmymuscle" used to brag about fighting a fully-grown German Shepherd (as in the canine variety) and, per his story, "breaking its spine" bare-.handed.
He also said he could bench 620, albeit with a bench shirt; he had a genius IQ; he was a "towering" 6'3" -- blah blah blah nonsense. He also played around with another sock called "cigarette man," wherewith he trolled the "benefits" of smoking a cig or few daily (?).
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Jane,
It was a facetious reference. A former poster here by the handle of "suckmymuscle" used to brag about fighting a fully-grown German Shepherd (as in the canine variety) and, per his story, "breaking its spine" bare-.handed.
He also said he could bench 620, albeit with a bench shirt; he had a genius IQ; he was a "towering" 6'3" -- blah blah blah nonsense. He also played around with another sock called "cigarette man," wherewith he trolled the "benefits" of smoking a cig or few daily (?).
Wow.
I’m not even sure how to respond to that ?
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JPJ,
You come off as a really nice person. Hopefully you won't get run off by the jackals here.
*Mods- please ban JPJ. She is way too good for this board and is killing our reputation of being total jerks.
:P
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JPJ,
You come off as a really nice person. Hopefully you won't get run off by the jackals here.
*Mods- please ban JPJ. She is way too good for this board and is killing our reputation of being total jerks.
:P
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I haven't used wraps in many years, but i also don't go that heavy anymore, there is no point for me.
Me neither. Even when I did use them it was only to help with existing pain in wrists/elbows and mostly for overhead stuff.
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It’s not “plain” like you’re thinking, it is “plane” as in airplane.
Pellius and/or Henda can explain - I’ve sent them videos of me flying in it. Enough said, I don’t want to XFactor in this thread.
As for physique photos I just posted a back photo of me seated rowing a few weeks ago and took it down after five minutes. The poster “Rascal Full” saw it and responded to it. If you can get him to join this thread he can say what he wants about it. I believe I also sent him (or Illuminati ?) a photo of me in my work “uniform”.
I have sent front/back/side body photos in my workout gear to Chaos, Henda, Pellius, and Illuminati asking for training advice - with the date/time showing on my phone. In addition to the upside coffee cup photos I posted here (was told to remove them) and sent to OMR and Chaos.
It’s all good. I will bench again on Thursday or Friday once I get back home.
Yes, I saw the photo and was very impressed. Jane has got a great back, excellent development and everything in proportion but she also looks elegant and has a feminine shapeliness I find particularly appealing.
She is a rare gem guys, a very welcome addition to getbig; a genuine sexy lady who trains and has a great sense of humor.
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Yes, I saw the photo and was very impressed. Jane has got a great back, excellent development and everything in proportion but she also looks elegant and has a feminine shapeliness I find particularly appealing.
She is a rare gem guys, a very welcome addition to getbig; a genuine sexy lady who trains and has a great sense of humor.
Hi 🙋♀️
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Hi OP.
Let's see... so a nice clean "touch & go" 165 pound bench press at a body weight of 144. Very nice. You're not a competitive powerlifter or weightlifter so the actual weight you move while benching isn't super critical. I realize everyone wants to be stronger and the bench press is certainly the gold standard for measuring strength. For bodybuilding- THE WEIGHT DOES NOT MATTER.
Keep doing what your doing. Do not try for bench press PR's (personal records) too often. Do not over train your front delts.
Next stop 185 pounds
Next stop 205 pounds
Next stop 225 pounds
Final stop 2X body weight
Then fame & fortune will arrive :)
Tom
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Hi OP.
Let's see... so a nice clean "touch & go" 165 pound bench press at a body weight of 144. Very nice. You're not a competitive powerlifter or weightlifter so the actual weight you move while benching isn't super critical. I realize everyone wants to be stronger and the bench press is certainly the gold standard for measuring strength. For bodybuilding- THE WEIGHT DOES NOT MATTER.
Keep doing what your doing. Do not try for bench press PR's (personal records) too often. Do not over train your front delts.
Next stop 185 pounds
Next stop 205 pounds
Next stop 225 pounds
Final stop 2X body weight
Then fame & fortune will arrive :)
Tom
Tom,
That is a very inspiring message, except I’m kind of a skinny girl.
My 155 lb bench press is probably close to as much as I can do with my arm length.
This week I’m concentrating on my squat. I want to see how that goes ! No inseam jokes. 🤣
🙋♀️
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Be sure to post some numbers. I trust your updates will be popular. ;)
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Be sure to post some numbers. I trust your updates will be popular. ;)
Haha you got that right! Great to have you giving advice, you have been there and done it all so couldn't be better really.
Jane, you go girl!
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Haha you got that right! Great to have you giving advice, you have been there and done it all so couldn't be better really.
Jane, you go girl!
When I see Tom’s post all I can think of is 551 lbs.
551 freaking pounds.
That is a staggering number. It actually makes me giggle a little.
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Wow.
I’m not even sure how to respond to that ?
M'lady,
No need to.
That jerk was an insane wannabe. He also claimed he was former special forces and a myriad of other amazing things.
Ultimately, someone exposed him as a fraud...methinks OneMoreRep had something significant to do with that?
We've still got plenty of looney sumbitches around, but I am thankful that you are here now versus the days of yore. The sock puppetry and sheer persistent nastiness was out of control then. The likes of Sarcasm/Squadfather/Mirz/Quaker Oats and ilk saw every topic devolve into something so juvenile and lame that any semblance of reasoned discussion was like pissing upwind in a hurricane. I'm sure if his fat ass was still here, Dave Mirza would relentlessly hound you for pictures to "prove" your identity though, ironically, the only pics he posted of himself were bad reflections from a sliding glass door (which, incidentally, showed that he was fat and decidedly lacking in muscle).
You keep rockin' on, sister :) And while I reckon you've got that 165 in you, as Tommy said, chasing 1RM bench PRs is no sound way to further your physique goals. At most, that's a sideshow, something to occasionally pursue for fun :)
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Wow.
I’m not even sure how to respond to that ?
Lmfao!
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Support. Doesn't matter if it's a 135 warm-up, or 315 working set, it feels more solid and secure. Especially since I have naturally small wrists (like 7".. however one went up to 8.5" in like a month recently, which I gotta post about, and yesterday the other went up a good .5-.75" overnight)
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Support. Doesn't matter if it's a 135 warm-up, or 315 working set, it feels more solid and secure. Especially since I have naturally small wrists (like 7".. however one went up to 8.5" in like a month recently, which I gotta post about, and yesterday the other went up a good .5-.75" overnight)
My nikka
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When I see Tom’s post all I can think of is 551 lbs.
551 freaking pounds.
That is a staggering number. It actually makes me giggle a little.
We all have small moments in life. This post is one of mine.
Sincerely appreciated JPJ.
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In my mind it was always like using wraps for pulling movements. Once you start using it you lose your grip strength. And with the wraps for pressing you lose your wrist strength. Also I have small wrists genetically so why would I make it worse by making it even easier for them. If anything I want to do more work for my wrists. Skinny forearms/wrists looks gay and fragile imo.
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This week I’m concentrating on my squat. I want to see how that goes ! No inseam jokes. 🤣
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Videos? :D
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Good luck.Sounds like you are doing great and getting some good advice
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Wouldnt suprise me if Rory Leidelmeyer benched with wrist straps.....and batting gloves.
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Wouldnt suprise me if Rory Leidelmeyer benched with wrist straps.....and batting gloves.
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Wouldnt suprise me if Rory Leidelmeyer benched with wrist straps.....and batting gloves.
Is the idea that if you have the wrist wraps you don’t need gloves ?
I tried the fingerless gloves for a short while but I never could get used to them. They seemed to work well with power cleans, but there were a lot of lifts where they seemed too slippery.
I always felt like I had Mickey Mouse hands while I was wearing them.