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06-02-2008, 06:03 PM
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| Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: london Posts: 470 Rep Power:   |  bench press Just been lifting my new weights at home. Why does it feel heavier lifting 70kg on a smith machine, 70 kg on barbell feels like 90kg...this is first time i have ever benched using a barbell...I FEEL MORE PUMPED THO,,no more machines.... |
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06-02-2008, 06:10 PM
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| Moderator Musclechat Icon  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bulgaria. Posts: 2,763 Rep Power: |  Re: bench press Quote:
On a smith you have a linear ROM - so only need to think about pushing the weight up and lowering down. BB Bench - you need to control the weight from falling back/forwards DB Bench - as above but the DBs can move to the left or right. | |
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07-02-2008, 02:08 PM
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| Illuminati  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Nowhere Posts: 2,911 Rep Power:  | Re: bench press still cant work ou thow you can bench more than me lol but you can! ______________________ einsteins mind was the key to all things...to understand more than to know. www.englishmuscle.co.uk www.extremenutrition.co.uk  |
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07-02-2008, 02:23 PM
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| Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 891 Rep Power:  | Re: bench press Thats a good bench press for your size mate and given lenght of training. Ive recently started to focus more on dumbell press and fly's and leave my bench pressing till last. Is that 70kg plus the bar? cos depending on your bar some can weigh upto 20lbs |
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07-02-2008, 02:32 PM
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| Legend  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Birmingham/Bristol Posts: 886 Rep Power: | Re: bench press Eliminating issues like balance can change your pushing power significantly. You only have to look at leg press versus squat to see that - I can leg press 350kg+, but the heaviest i've ever squatted is around 160kg for 6-8. Ali, olympic bars are around 44lbs - 20kg. |
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07-02-2008, 02:33 PM
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| Illuminati  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,060 Rep Power: | Re: bench press Quote:
taller you are the harder it is to squat! | |
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07-02-2008, 02:57 PM
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| Illuminati Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,060 Rep Power: | Re: bench press hahahaha yeah must be a bastard doing things for you tall! im taller then my gym partner so thats always my excuse for doing a little less haha! or i just beat him and make him think he's weak lol... |
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07-02-2008, 03:00 PM
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 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Essex Posts: 239 Rep Power: | Re: bench press id agree with Tall, on a smith machine you only have to worry about pushing the weight and not about it moving around and keeping it steady. I can lift about 20Kg more using a smith machine but always use a olympic bar now. ______________________ "Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability." "Always living, Forever dying" |
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07-02-2008, 03:31 PM
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 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Solihull UK Posts: 449 Rep Power: | Re: bench press I am a short arse but I train with a fella who's 6ft 5, so much harder for him to squat and deadlift. I've been trying to close the gap by standing on a raised block when I deadlift to try and engage my legs more (any thoughts about this?? recomended?) I'd say the shorter fellas have the advantage in most areas of lifting although my mate has far better biceps that me, they seem really long and he curls way more weight than I do yet I press more on pretty much every other discipline. Inspires me to really work my biceps to catch him.......the swine!!!!! |
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