Decline bench
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Topic: Decline bench
Posted By: Alan H
Subject: Decline bench
Date Posted: 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. ------------- Alan Hebert Geezer-In-Training |
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Posted By: Jim Glover
Date 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. ------------- "A single one of us can defeat your whole army. If you do not believe it, you may try, only please order your army to stop shooting with firearms." - Mameluke Chieftain Kurtbay |
Posted By: mike pockoski
Date Posted: 11/09/11 at 10:14pm
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skip it.
inclines if anything... |
Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 11/10/11 at 2:50am
This. ------------- |
mike pockoski wrote:Posted By: Alan H
Date Posted: 11/10/11 at 6:04am
OK, so much for THAT. 
I'm all about incline bench this off season. ------------- Alan Hebert Geezer-In-Training |
Posted By: Daniel McKim
Date 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. ------------- http://www.believethrower.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.believethrower.com |
Posted By: jsully
Date Posted: 11/10/11 at 9:55am
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+2 |
Posted By: Soul Eater
Date Posted: 11/10/11 at 5:57pm
| I also agree. |
Posted By: Silverback
Date 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 By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 11/11/11 at 4:25am
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. ------------- |
Posted By: jsully
Date Posted: 11/11/11 at 5:26am
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regardless of truth, it was a pretty good excuse. jus' sayin ------------- |
Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 11/11/11 at 5:34am
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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? ------------- |
Posted By: Silverback
Date 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 By: CHAD
Date Posted: 11/15/11 at 10:14am
| I am going to do 12 sets of decline this weekend on your guys' recommendation. Thanks fellas! |