The FORM THREAD (questions about the exercises)

[desmond]

How wide should our hands be apart for the incline DB bench (wide stance; or closer to body).

i've been doing closer to body as feel more pec tension that way

 

[OMEGA]

in this case whatever channels the most into your pec in the most natural plane of movement you can

 

[iggy]

about questions omega, where is the sticky to the workout list again? i tried the one in access' post and it wont show up

 

[access]

This is an excellent thread you started Desmond!

 

[slamminshaun]

your a natural

Yes Just Below Parallel

ALL PURE PECTORAL contraction this way

Just a point of clarification...On incline dumbbell presses, when you say "just below parallel" are you saying that when we're lowering the weight and get to the parallel point that we should go past it (lower) just a hair? Or are you saying as we approach parallel we should stop short before actually getting to parallel?

Also, on the positive, touch them together at the top of the movement? If not, how far apart should the dumbbells be at the top? Should the handles on the dumbbells remain parallel to the floor at all times through the movement?

 

[Arabian]

Great Thread ......

 

[desmond]

SHOULDERS QUESTION;

Hey Omega, u've suggested I do 4 upper body sessions per week, and 1 lower.

My question is re shoulders? Could this be overtraining them (I'm really keen in particular to improve my shoulders though).

I note you said the shoulder press (SM) is to focus on the front deltoids, and the side raises on the back day should be focussed on the side deltoids.

Does this mean - for SM Press I should just tense the front deltoid and for side raises the side deltoids? This will require some practice and I guess will reduce the SM press load. Would a wider or narrower SM Shoulder Press grip help? Tomorrow I will get to try this for chest day

 

[OMEGA]

~ Desmond you WILL not over train, the front delts will effortlessly take the load do to ALREADY being tired from the previous Chest Lifts

~Use a Neutral Grip ( normal ) and Just press! and press till Burn out.

~ON the back day you will get extra Trap development and side deltoid do to how the exercise flow.

~If anything in part 1 your rotator will get STRONGER or heal if previously compromised

 

[desmond]

~ Desmond you WILL not over train, the front delts will effortlessly take the load do to ALREADY being tired from the previous Chest Lifts

~Use a Neutral Grip ( normal ) and Just press! and press till Burn out.

~ON the back day you will get extra Trap development and side deltoid do to how the exercise flow.

~If anything in part 1 your rotator will get STRONGER or heal if previously compromised

thanks - that makes sense.

 

[deezy1225]

i dont know what im doing wrong but after my first refined chest workout, im not sore at all! i dont know how im not sore after 7 sets of incline DB Press but some how im not, also today i did the leg workout and i powered threw it alot easier then last week, iv kept strict form and iv been focusing on the muscle that im working and squeezing at the top of the all the movements. maybe im not doing enough weight? but during the workout i feel like im going to die so i dont know how im going to up the weight at this stage. i have been taking in about 15g of glutamine and about 10g of creatine everyday so that may be one of the reasons. another thing is i just changed my pwo stimulant and it works a hell of alot better. is it possible that all my other workouts were not being preformed to the fullest because of a bad stimulant? but at first i was very sore... i mean like very very sore. but now im just not feeling it. i dont know what to do, let me know what u think

thanx

deezy