benchpress

last SG · 2007-08-11T10:11:12+00:00

ok.. i classsify grip as 2 kinds. one grip is that u use your forearm muscles only another grip is u use your forearm and back(lats) muscle. try recriting mu...

Xtrider SG

Is there a reason why benchpress cannot improve? for some reason all my exercises including deadlifts and squats have improved but not benchpress…is there a reason why?

BadzMaro SG

i dunno also.. my maximum is 75 KG bench press.. thats the most i can go.. n i weight only 70.. any further i will break i think

But i still think u can go further lo. Mine is arm curls.. i can only max out at 17.5 .. i got small wrists .. n biceps bigger.. so thats a trouble. So i think physique has something to do with it lo

tut4nkh4m3n SG

when you talk about bench pressing, is it the machine or the barbell one?

Xtrider SG

barbell...im stuck at 40...which is very low... Sad

tut4nkh4m3n SG

the muscles you build are the same for both right?

Xtrider SG

wat do u mean? for both machine and barbell? yea..but barbell is harder caz need to balance..

tut4nkh4m3n SG

what about the weights, are they the same? when using barbell does it alr include the weight of the bar itself?

OPT SG

It could be technique

eagle SG

Care to elaborate? Does that mean we need to go lower in bench pressing?
I'm rather unsure about this part too...

Xtrider SG

wat do u mean? im sure my technique is correct...elbows open about 45degree from body and shoulder width handgrip...

yes..usually barbell's weight is 20kg..i dun think assisted press's bar is significant..

eagle SG

U use assisted one? Or free barbell...

Simon Dean SG

Many people forget to drive their feet through the ground.

Grip the bar tightly as if you wanna break it.

You can try tightening every single muscle in your body, even legs and butt.

Doing stuff like dips, military press and close grip benching would help too.

A powerlifter from Australia mentioned to me that pullups/rows can help in controlling the bar speed as well(or something like that)..

back injuries due to not working the corresponding back muscles(From wikipedia)

http://www.criticalbench.com/benchpressarticles8.htm <--Read

Simon Dean SG

Thats called smith machine, the most i would say is 5kg.CANT be weightless, in science we learn everything has weight.

There are smith machines that are NOT counter-weighted and feel like the real thing, i have used them in the past before.

I dont use the smith now though.

eagle SG

A bench press without the smith machine utilizes more muscles. This is why it is harder. Those muscles are the ones which stablises your barbell; control shaking left and right, up and down.

It will feel the same on your major muscles, but not the minor ones.

But smith machines are safer... I guess...

Simon Dean SG

I beg to differ

Simon Dean SG

You should go as far as possible to the chest.Or at least 90%.

eagle SG

less swinging by beginners... why not?

manyu882 SG

hey i agree with OPT. try gripping it very hard( using your back muscle to grip). it helps me to break through my Bp record Razz

galapogos SG

So what if there's less swinging? They'll never learn HOW to control the swinging by engaging the stabilizers if all they do is smith press. There's very limited carryover to the real thing. If you wanna get it right, get it right from the start, even if it means using just a 10kg barbell.

Besides, the smith machine(and any other non-cable machine) damages your joints over time. This horse has been beaten to death yet now and then people still come in and say the smith is safer...

eagle SG

This is very true...

Hmmm... new info to me... I don't really like smith machine anyway...