April 13, 2006

4 responses to Week 14: Shaking off the flu

1. Alberto Caraballo Says:
   April 15th, 2006 at 8:24 pm

   My chest is more involved with a wider grip but locking out a weight becomes harder and I can’t bench as much. I’m hoping this might improve my bench out of the bottom when I bench with a closer grip. Guess one has to work what’s weakest, not just strongest.

2. Kris Says:
   April 15th, 2006 at 10:11 pm

   Precisely, but never thought about it in terms of going wider than my usual grip (a few sets of illegal wides a year doesn’t count…). Since I have a very strong lockout compared to what I bench off my chest, I wouldn’t mind getting a bit more oomph out of the bottom at the expense of a heavier lockout.

3. Stinn Says:
   April 18th, 2006 at 1:55 am

   I found that both legs up benching and floor presses really helped my off the chest “oomph” as you put it.

4. Måns Says:
   April 26th, 2006 at 5:47 pm

   Stinn, do you mean lifting the legs clear off the floor? As in on the bench, back flat against bench?

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