Posted by J. Potts, CSCS --Previous Message--
on December 2, 2005, 1:11 pm, in reply to "Close To The Body Hand Positions"
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What is your arm position in the barbell bench press? If I was looking at you from above would your arms (elbow) and upper body form a "T" or an do you keep the elbows at 45 degrees relative to your shoulders?
: Hello all,
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: I'm a 44 year-old weight training rookie with the same
: pre-existing shoulder condition found in many other yuppie dads.
: I believe it's minor tendonitis or impingement. I'm trying to
: protect the shoulder by doing stretching and strengthening
: exercises, and not putting excess strain on the delts.
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: My question is this: Are close to the body hand positions going
: to give me a sufficient workout, or are the wider positions
: absolutely necessary? For the time being, I'm only using the
: close positions (such as a V-bar attachment or short bar instead
: of a wide bar on cable rows and pulldowns, and a hammer grip
: instead of the standard horizontal grip on cable press and
: incline DB bench presses). This helps me to continue weight
: lifting without doing further damage, and of course I want to
: balance progress with safety.
:
: But what effect will this have on my workout and physique over
: the long run? I know to vary the exercises, but if my shoulder
: is never 100%, is it okay to use close to the body grips
: exclusively?
:
: Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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