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vdop...i dont know if benchmonster picked this up but we were sorta in the corner of the place. we have somehow made some enemies and they decided to show up there. so there was some tension that i did not speak of. we will be there next time. it just happened that bench noticed who we were...

i want to say congrats. it was awesome meeting benchmonster. he's one thick mofo. i saw vdops last squat and he definately looked good to me. too bad i couldnt stay around. i would have loved to watch the entire meet. gf had work :(. anyways, it's always a fun experience and it always...

i squat with my feet about 48-55" apart. i think this is pretty standard.

i totally agree with irish. it's a bitch to do regular GMs. after being planted to the ground with heavy weight once before, i don't think i'll ever do another 'regular' GM. the chains being setup helps sooo much. even if you just have the pins, that's better than nothing.

hips, abs, hamstrings. make sure you're using the bands on DE day.

spatts...i think u can TRAIN your lats 4+ times a week. for me training means working the muscle. if that means AR or actually in a workout then so be it. if i do band GMs 3 times i day i would consider myself to have trained the hamstring 3 times. just a definition thing. i don't mean...

4-6 times is too much work???? so lets say for example that ME bench day i do some bent over rows and the next day i do some light pulls downs to get the blood in there. on DE day, i do some chest supported rows. and the next day do do some band rows. that would be 4 times in a week. does...

you should be hitting the lats like 4-6 times a week. they are important. i don't do very much front delt work. it's not really a big deal. i do side/rear raises though to balance out the muscle. if i had the shoulder horn i'd use it as well.

it's really going to be hard to guage these. just because you have a strong extension doesn't always mean you have a great bench. and even if you have weak extension you might not have a shitty bench. even more, people do extensions differently. some guys are doing more of a JM press or they...

1) you need to try the reverse band press for max effort. this will teach you to use your lats. you need to make sure you are pulling the bar out of the rack when you bench rather than trying to press it out. you can't keep the lats activated if you press it out. 2) you just need to...

i bought my rack at newyorkbarbells which is the same place hannibal got his and the same place benchmonster got his. i got the SUPER POWERRACK so that it would be wide enough. bench and i have jacked up our racks so that we could squat in them (it was his idea not mine). i have a glute ham...

you dont HAVE to do reverse hypers. you can do sldl or romanian deadlifts. also you can do high rep partial deadlifts and back extensions. i don't have a reverse hyper YET.

happy b-day! :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday:

you can always go with newyorkbarbells.com they give you free shipping on alot of items and have good quality stuff. if you can't get it there or get it made, then dave always has the very top of the line and he won't shit you. give him a call.

i'm pretty sure dave does all of his bench pressing with a thumbless grip. however, you'll probably see more people wrapping.