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666
09-07-2009, 18:27
Do people do these with elbows tucked or flared? Tucked seems to hit delts more than tris; flared hammers tris but I don't know if that causes the same shoulder probs as regular flared benchingz?
PikeKing
09-07-2009, 18:48
I tuck my elbows and it nails my triceps. I think some of the DC guys do it with flared elbows. I think best idea is to find what works best for you
666
09-07-2009, 19:26
I'll try the flared approach with my shoulders back; seems to be the most natural for me.
FAT SAM
09-07-2009, 20:04
Elbows tucked. Flairing your elbows is gay, and exposes your shoulders to all sorts of injury risks.
666
09-07-2009, 20:32
Lol why is it gay!?
Sloth
09-07-2009, 20:58
cos ze bodybuilderz do it.

always tucked mate, its safer, and the bench is the one lift i wouldnt neglect tech on.
chi
09-07-2009, 21:09
I always tuck and still seems to hit the triceps hard
PikeKing
09-07-2009, 21:12
maybe your shoulders are overtrained with all the stuff you do
chi
09-07-2009, 21:14
was that aimed at me?
PikeKing
09-07-2009, 21:16
nope at Ian
666
09-07-2009, 21:41
maybe your shoulders are overtrained with all the stuff you do

Can't see how they are - they don't do anything. I'm all bloody pec, some tris and no delts at all.
PikeKing
09-07-2009, 21:43
ok, that was my first thought when i opened this thread though
666
09-07-2009, 21:49
Sorry, what was your first thought?
FAT SAM
09-07-2009, 22:13
What Sloth said. Bodybuilder style bench = gay style bench.:049:
ATZ
09-07-2009, 22:24
Tucked seems to nail the tri's hard here too. Since i've been doing then recently have enjoyed then way more than regular bench too.
plateau2
10-07-2009, 10:51
Always tucked. It's more stable (so safer) and leads to my triceps working harder.

Pretty sure DC recommend tucked too, reason why they're against barbell benching is flared elbows to target chest = greater chance of injury.
ATZ
16-07-2009, 21:53
What would be a decent weight for this so I have something to shoot at?
chi
17-07-2009, 08:44
What would be a decent weight for this so I have something to shoot at? one meeeeeeeeeellion kilograms
Sloth
17-07-2009, 08:52
that is such a gay thing to say.
FAT SAM
17-07-2009, 08:57
What would be a decent weight for this so I have something to shoot at?

I think 140+ is decent for a close grip bench.

Anything less than 140 is gay, 140 is straight and 160+ is strong. (the sloth scale can be applied to all lifts)
ATZ
17-07-2009, 12:30
Nice Sam. Nice.
Sloth
17-07-2009, 14:00
i love you!!

yeah id think maybe up each of those by 10k maybe?

Al, go for 140. its a solid number and imo is the change from gay to bisexual.