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i have always had difficulty with the negative portion of the bench until i began to use my lats...I mentally make my lats hold the weight on the descent...i know it sounds strange but it works...i also use my legs as a stabilizer on the descent as well...by pressing them into the floor as hard...

I have cut the backs of some of my polys and used them for train-ing...it works fine...no need for any help getting it on and a super tight poly double that would take 2 guys at least 5 minutes to get on will go on in 30 seconds with no help...the only drawback is to cut 10-20 pounds from your...

Hey benchmonster...ya know what drives me loco is when some huge beer guzzling hotdog eatin' ogre lays down on the bench and slams 405 for 10 like he was pushing some porno queen up and down on his schlong but never enters a meet...makes me want to hang up the bench shirt and put my posing...

Hey Jay...the problem with PLUSA is if you don't call them and remind them of your lifts they may bypass them when it comes time to list them...Also, I know of a guy that was ranked in the top 10 in the bench in the 242's when he weighed in at 262 and did a touch and go (actually a big...

Thanks benchmonster...it is good to hear a positive/humorous response to a post rather then a flame...At 42 I just missed being in the top 20 Masters list at 220 with a 450 press in Erie Pa. in November...I put up 470 but was turned down cuz they say I did not wait for the press...

sorry to hear about the bench problems---but---now all of you short guys know what kind of problems tall guys have at virtually every meet...when you are 6'2" the bench is always too low to the ground and the standards are too short and far back...Even with a good liftoff it is a problem...add...

O.K. here is what i have found out with bands...I use the big blue bands and hang them from the top of the rack...my bands support 95 lbs. at chest level...Now i have gone up to 475 pounds on the bar (which would be appx. 380 at my chest) and I have done 470 in a meet with a double poly...So my...

O.K. ...Now i am a bit different...I can do lying straight barbell extensions to the back of my head with 135 for 3 sets of 10 with about a minute rest between sets...Or I can do 55-60 pound dumbell extensions for 5x8 but with a minute rest between sets...If i only waited 15-30 seconds between...

Thanks bro...I will let you know what happens this friday...One cool thing about the open back is how easy it is to get on...i was able to put the shirt on with no help...all i needed was for assistance in pulling it down... and you are right...i had to reach far back to grip the bar and i could...

I tried my new inzer double denim radical cut this saturday...it has a velcro back...I gave accurate measurements when ordering...The shirt bunches up at the top of my chest and no matter how hard my partners tried they could not pull it down much...The collar sticks out about 2-3 inches from my...

Try 24 inches!!! I am 6'2" and I weigh around 240 with my upper body dominating the lower in development...I have to get special shirts with a 39" seam...So 470 and soon to be 500 is a nice bench for such a long stroke...My advice is to be careful of overdoing tricep exercises...They need to be...

1. close grips 2. reverse bands 3. tricep extensions 4.***believe it or not, kickbacks

A lot of docs will buy their meds from a salesman...Often the salesman will toss in some samples...You know damn well that if were a doc those samples would go right into my arse