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Alan H 
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 Topic: Decline benchPosted: 11/09/11 at 12:35pm |
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Why?
How do you work them in to your routine? Do you feel they help with throwing? Please discuss especially with dumbells, as I have no way to set up a decline bench in a rack, here at the big U. But I can use db's on the situp boards. |
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Jim Glover
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Posted: 11/09/11 at 5:56pm |
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I'm a noob to throwing but I've been lifting off and on for a while and I
recently tried adding declines back into my program. It was a bust. I feel floor presses are a safer more productive lift. I was reading an old Milo article about an Olympic thrower who was a big proponent of the incline. Maybe one of the big boys will weigh in but I just don't see a reason for the decline. |
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mike pockoski
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Posted: 11/09/11 at 10:14pm |
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skip it.
inclines if anything... |
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Posted: 11/10/11 at 2:50am |
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This. |
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Alan H
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Posted: 11/10/11 at 6:04am |
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OK, so much for THAT.
I'm all about incline bench this off season. |
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Posted: 11/10/11 at 9:12am |
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Agreed.
I used to decline all the time, but it seems to hurt my shoulders now. The only time I've hurt my pec while pressing was doing decline, too. For your time and energy, incline and bench are the best presses, in my opinion. |
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Posted: 11/10/11 at 9:55am |
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+2 |
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Posted: 11/10/11 at 5:57pm |
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I also agree.
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Posted: 11/11/11 at 12:03am |
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Decline will make your chest look saggy, incline makes you look like a gladiator. Gladiator>old broad
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Posted: 11/11/11 at 4:25am |
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This is just not true and is just old bodybuilding myth type stuff, but still, there is no real reason to do a decline press. |
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Posted: 11/11/11 at 5:26am |
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regardless of truth, it was a pretty good excuse. jus' sayin |
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lol, true, but I'd hate for someone to repeat that to someone else when there is a 17 year old study with EMG activity that indicates otherwise.
Speaking of, IIRC, did you know the lower pec actually receives more activation from a flat bench than a decline bench? |
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Posted: 11/15/11 at 8:34am |
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Since I was on stage in the 70's, does that make me an old bodybuilder? Crap
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Posted: 11/15/11 at 10:14am |
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I am going to do 12 sets of decline this weekend on your guys' recommendation. Thanks fellas!
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