Posted by TimD on November 26, 2005, 5:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Close To The Body Hand Positions" --Previous Message--
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As to the dips, even though I've never had a problem with them, even when my shoulders were having problems, lots of people do. You stated in your first message that you were doing decline DB BP with palms facing. That pretty much is the same movement. If the dips are bothering you, stick with the DB's.
Good training
Tim
: 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!
:
: Thanks again.
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: 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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