A Journey: Dead Solid, Perfect - *Bunny* Log

[*Bunny*]

Thank you, hope your chest is better, is it muscle sorness or something worse though

I havent trained (weights) in like 2 weeks so Im going with me trying to hit my normal #'s after a long break. Always learning. Since I am no longer benching with my arms flared out, and stick to close grip, I no longer have the issues I did from my form & pain... This is what my bench resembles http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Triceps/BBCloseGripBenchPress.html

 

[HiDnGoD]

I havent trained (weights) in like 2 weeks so Im going with me trying to hit my normal #'s after a long break. Always learning. Since I am no longer benching with my arms flared out, and stick to close grip, I no longer have the issues I did from my form & pain... This is what my bench resembles http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Triceps/BBCloseGripBenchPress.html

I'm switching up my program starting next week. I'm gonna try things I haven't before like front squats & Close Grip Bench. Does the CGB work the pecs as much, or is it mostly tri's?

 

[SgtSlaughter]

I'm switching up my program starting next week. I'm gonna try things I haven't before like front squats & Close Grip Bench. Does the CGB work the pecs as much, or is it mostly tri's?

Nice!! CGBP over the past 9 weeks for me has = no shoulder pain, overall "re shaping" from a BB stand point... my entire pec area looks developed instead of having just "outer meat" as I called it before, lol

Your tris will thank you as well

 

[*Bunny*]

I'm switching up my program starting next week. I'm gonna try things I haven't before like front squats & Close Grip Bench. Does the CGB work the pecs as much, or is it mostly tri's?

Check out the vids in the first post...http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6492414#post6492414
That is what I consider my Close grip & regular bench style these days.
Tweakle & BiggT make great points about CG & where to start.

I do not have beef necessarily the wider grip so much as the BOWING out of the elbows (making the 90 degree angle, then going full ROM with that) ... that IMO causes shoulder injuries as well to the pec minor/delt (or similar tie ins) ... The last 8 out of 10 people who benched the way I don't like have had issues from it.

 

[*Bunny*]

Check out the vids in the first post...http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6492414#post6492414
That is what I consider my Close grip & regular bench style these days.
Tweakle & BiggT make great points about CG & where to start.

I do not have beef necessarily the wider grip so much as the BOWING out of the elbows (making the 90 degree angle, then going full ROM with that) ... that IMO causes shoulder injuries as well to the pec minor/delt (or similar tie ins) ... The last 8 out of 10 people who benched the way I don't like have had issues from it.

^^ elaborating on this b/c sarge stated it better in his log:

"elbows in line with the barbell... now i'm close gripping tucking my elbows into my lats"

Better way to explain it

 

[SgtSlaughter]

^^ elaborating on this b/c sarge stated it better in his log:
"elbows in line with the barbell... now i'm close gripping tucking my elbows into my lats"
Better way to explain it

I SHOULD have said in-line with upper arm or upper arm paralel to barbell...

Tucking is the most important fo sho

 

[*Bunny*]

WOW, so when I 1st joined I always said I had full body (incl face) before pics but couldn't get them off my moms camera. Well she just got the camera working & the pics are there !!!

lmfao

This was Dec 04 before I started the project in Jan 05. I wonder if we can get them OFF the camera and on here. They are hilarious.

 

[HiDnGoD]

Check out the vids in the first post...http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6492414#post6492414
That is what I consider my Close grip & regular bench style these days.
Tweakle & BiggT make great points about CG & where to start.

I do not have beef necessarily the wider grip so much as the BOWING out of the elbows (making the 90 degree angle, then going full ROM with that) ... that IMO causes shoulder injuries as well to the pec minor/delt (or similar tie ins) ... The last 8 out of 10 people who benched the way I don't like have had issues from it.

That's exactly the issue(one of them anyways) I had with my bench. A couple of moinths back, Sarge or Cityhick, & I think BiggT turned me on to tucking my elbows. My bench went up & my pain went down.

 

[*Bunny*]

I SHOULD have said in-line with upper arm or upper arm paralel to barbell...

Tucking is the most important fo sho

Good thing I don't post the pic of the dood from "Silence of the Lambs" right bout now

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Good thing I don't post the pic of the dood from "Silence of the Lambs" right bout now

lol... i have no ideer what that means, i thought u were going to say somethin' about a "mangina"