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I was in the gym doing bench presses like I usually do, all the way down to
the chest, and then up, when over comes this trainer and says I should stop when my elbows are the level of the bench and go no lower, to avoid injuring my shoulders. I find I can lift more this way, and also don't feel it in my pecs that much. Is there anything to what the trainer says, or should I just ignore? |
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npne wrote:
I was in the gym doing bench presses like I usually do, all the way down to the chest, and then up, when over comes this trainer and says I should stop when my elbows are the level of the bench and go no lower, to avoid injuring my shoulders. I find I can lift more this way, and also don't feel it in my pecs that much. Is there anything to what the trainer says, or should I just ignore? If you're doing the bench presses in good form, then ignore the trainer. They instruct people how to get a little bit fitter or feel as if they're trying to get some exercise without actually putting in a meaningful workout. Hard workouts drive away customers. It's usually a good idea to ignore trainers as a general rule if you know anything at all about weight training, because it's more than they know. Cheers, Ari -- spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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wrote: npne wrote: I was in the gym doing bench presses like I usually do, all the way down to the chest, and then up, when over comes this trainer and says I should stop when my elbows are the level of the bench and go no lower, to avoid injuring my shoulders. I find I can lift more this way, and also don't feel it in my pecs that much. Is there anything to what the trainer says, or should I just ignore? If you're doing the bench presses in good form, then ignore the trainer. They instruct people how to get a little bit fitter or feel as if they're trying to get some exercise without actually putting in a meaningful workout. Hard workouts drive away customers. It's usually a good idea to ignore trainers as a general rule if you know anything at all about weight training, because it's more than they know. I mostly agree with Ari, but in this case there is something to what the trainer says. During the lower part of the movement a lot of stress is placed on the rotator cuff muscles. If you are really concerned about this I'd suggest incline benches instead of flat benches. OTOH - if you are comfortable I doubt you'll have a problem. |
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![]() "spodosaurus" wrote in message ... npne wrote: I was in the gym doing bench presses like I usually do, all the way down to the chest, and then up, when over comes this trainer and says I should stop when my elbows are the level of the bench and go no lower, to avoid injuring my shoulders. I find I can lift more this way, and also don't feel it in my pecs that much. Is there anything to what the trainer says, or should I just ignore? If you're doing the bench presses in good form, then ignore the trainer. They instruct people how to get a little bit fitter or feel as if they're trying to get some exercise without actually putting in a meaningful workout. Hard workouts drive away customers. It's usually a good idea to ignore trainers as a general rule if you know anything at all about weight training, because it's more than they know. Cheers, Ari Thanks. I think I remember you from bigpond.tech.* |
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npne wrote:
"spodosaurus" wrote in message ... npne wrote: I was in the gym doing bench presses like I usually do, all the way down to the chest, and then up, when over comes this trainer and says I should stop when my elbows are the level of the bench and go no lower, to avoid injuring my shoulders. I find I can lift more this way, and also don't feel it in my pecs that much. Is there anything to what the trainer says, or should I just ignore? If you're doing the bench presses in good form, then ignore the trainer. They instruct people how to get a little bit fitter or feel as if they're trying to get some exercise without actually putting in a meaningful workout. Hard workouts drive away customers. It's usually a good idea to ignore trainers as a general rule if you know anything at all about weight training, because it's more than they know. Cheers, Ari Thanks. I think I remember you from bigpond.tech.* Probably :-) -- spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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![]() I think I remember you from bigpond.tech.* Probably :-) Was called Selar Rao in a previous avatar, am mentioned on OzCableGuys site. |
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npne wrote:
I think I remember you from bigpond.tech.* Probably :-) Was called Selar Rao in a previous avatar, am mentioned on OzCableGuys site. I recognise that nickname! :-) I left bigpond when Telstra wanted to charge me $250 for a cable modem. It cost less to buy an ADSL modem and pay the connection fee, so off I went. The news server here at Westnet has porblems form time to time, but it's their newsfeed usually, not their server itself. I left bigpong when they were making excuses for their email and news problems for weeks and months. Ari -- spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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![]() "spodosaurus" wrote in message ... I recognise that nickname! :-) I left bigpond when Telstra wanted to charge me $250 for a cable modem. It cost less to buy an ADSL modem and pay the connection fee, so off I went. The news server here at Westnet has porblems form time to time, but it's their newsfeed usually, not their server itself. I left bigpong when they were making excuses for their email and news problems for weeks and months. I'll prolly do the same if my modem dies. |
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