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Thread: Whats your prefered way to bench press?

post 10000229007 20 hours ago, 09:50 AM
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Whats your prefered way to bench press?

Recently started benching. I do 45degree incline barbell. Grip is pretty narrow. Bout one inch from the start of the knurling.

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post 10000229017 20 hours ago, 09:54 AM
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15 degree incline, dumbbell.
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post 10000229022 19 hours ago, 09:58 AM
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For years I ego lifted with my elbows flared out

I can no longer bench press because of shoulder issues

I can incline tho.. medium grip, elbows in reasonably
post 10000229023 19 hours ago, 09:59 AM
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Flat barbell, never had a problem with it
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post 10000229030 19 hours ago, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
For years I ego lifted with my elbows flared out

I can no longer bench press because of shoulder issues

I can incline tho.. medium grip, elbows in reasonably
Sucks bru.

Shoulders are my biggest limiting factor in the gym.

Getting some imaging done next week to see if surgery will help.
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post 10000229031 19 hours ago, 10:04 AM
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Flat bench with ring finger on the ring. Keeping shoulders depressed but not forcing retraction and allowing them to protract slightly during reps.
post 10000229034 19 hours ago, 10:06 AM
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incline db
post 10000229048 19 hours ago, 10:17 AM
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I like to do it standing.
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post 10000229059 19 hours ago, 10:31 AM
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incline dumbbells. Converging is key
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post 10000229060 19 hours ago, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted By AverageKenneth⏩
Thank you for making this thread OP. It's so insightful like all of your threads. I feel better informed because of it and did not waste my time reading it at all. Repped!


EDIT: OOPS, Negged. Fucking weird cunt.
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post 10000229076 19 hours ago, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted By GaryRidgway⏩
Flat bench with ring finger on the ring. Keeping shoulders depressed but not forcing retraction and allowing them to protract slightly during reps.
Whats your bench at these days as a natty
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post 10000229077 19 hours ago, 10:40 AM
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incline on smith machine
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post 10000229089 19 hours ago, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
For years I ego lifted with my elbows flared out

I can no longer bench press because of shoulder issues

I can incline tho.. medium grip, elbows in reasonably
The incline works. I tried dipping my toes with the 30 degrees and it was better than flat, but still got some shoulder discomfort.

For elbows i keep mine nearly fully tucked, i flare them just enough to open up my chest. I keep them so that when i have my narrow grip on the bar my forearms go outward in a slight angle. Not fully vertical.

Doing it this way gives zero discomfort for me
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post 10000229096 19 hours ago, 10:51 AM
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DBs, shoulders shot from barbells
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post 10000229098 19 hours ago, 10:52 AM
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Flat barbell is king, although I also do incline and decline barbell and occasionally incline DB
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post 10000229116 18 hours ago, 11:04 AM
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Heavy is my perference. Thanks.
post 10000229120 18 hours ago, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted By p7nk⏩
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post 10000229121 18 hours ago, 11:07 AM
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dumbbells are superior because you want to work the stabilizer muscles.
post 10000229122 18 hours ago, 11:07 AM
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I mainly do incline DBs. I recently have been enjoying decline DB bench tho

When I do bench I use my swiss bar just for the neutral grip option
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Flat barbell paused for heavy top sets. Grip is narrow af so looks joocy with long bar path. Trying to reach 3 plates currently around 275.
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Originally Posted By piramparam⏩
Whats your bench at these days as a natty
I got 365 recently. I lost around 10% in the first 3 months and then started building back up but still not quite where I was before 8 months ago.
post 10000229154 18 hours ago, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩
dumbbells are superior because you want to work the stabilizer muscles.
Too much effort to get them in position.

I prefer to load up the barbell once. More efficient.
post 10000229202 18 hours ago, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted By AverageKenneth⏩
TF?

Are you on the tequila, hombre?
no but you said it in another thread and it fit here. so why not just copy and paste
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post 10000229213 18 hours ago, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted By p7nk⏩
no but you said it in another thread and it fit here. so why not just copy and paste
Fair.
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post 10000229226 17 hours ago, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted By p7nk⏩
no but you said it in another thread and it fit here. so why not just copy and paste
Buddy forgot misc began as a lifting forum.

You should go on r/fortnite where you can relate better
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post 10000229246 17 hours ago, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted By piramparam⏩
Buddy forgot misc began as a lifting forum.

You should go on r/fortnite where you can relate better
r/ShortKings is a place
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I do them in a double set with incline dumbbell flys. This makes it to where I can legitimately take a pair of 35lb dbs and achieve a massive pump. No need to go heavy and I have done both a fly and pressing movement
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