Posted by magicdad on November 26, 2005, 2:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Close To The Body Hand Positions" Thanks again.
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Thanks Tim. That answers many of my questions, and I'm glad to hear that I'm apparently on the right track. Unfortunately dips are a real rotator cuff strainer for me, so I'll lay off of those until the shoulder feels strong enough. The DB press you describe is exactly what I'm currently performing - that is, with palms facing one another. If I go to a horizontal position, it's clearly too much strain on my shoulder, whereas the hammer grip is much more comfortable. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't wasting my time!
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: Hi. OK, I have 12 years on you, and know what you are
: describing. My experience has been this, years back when I was
: concentrating on benching, I developed similar problems in the
: shoulders. I rehabbed them, and now I don't even do BB benches
: out more than shoulder width with barbell. I just listen to my
: body when it comes to grips doing pushing movements. Also, I try
: to work the shoulder girdle in all angles, both pushing and
: pulling in order to keep a balance to avoid prolems. On the ew
: occasions I do bench, its with DB's, and palms facing, at about
: shoulder width distance. I can still do incline presses with a
: wider grip, but if something bothers you, do NOT do it.
: As far as long erm effects on the physique, well I think that
: unless you are hardcore and working towards a physique contest,
: it won't really make that much difference.It's also my opinion,
: that if all you did was clean and press, P bar dips and
: chins/pullups, just those three alone would give you a well
: developed upper body.
: Just my .02
: Tim
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