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06-15-2007, 10:42 AM
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Re: Bench press woes
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I'm going to the gym today and I'll do my old routine, but on Monday I'll be starting the squats/deadlift/bench 5x5 that Colt suggested. I'm excited and yet fairly terrified at the same time. [/ QUOTE ] No reason to be terrified. Make sure you know how to do the movement before you go squat. In the beginning start with a very modest weight and think of it as <u>practice</u>, NOT as a workout. Just learn the movement. Same goes for the deadlift. 
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#32
06-15-2007, 10:47 AM
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Re: Bench press woes
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[ QUOTE ] I'm going to the gym today and I'll do my old routine, but on Monday I'll be starting the squats/deadlift/bench 5x5 that Colt suggested. I'm excited and yet fairly terrified at the same time. [/ QUOTE ] No reason to be terrified. Make sure you know how to do the movement before you go squat. In the beginning start with a very modest weight and think of it as <u>practice</u>, NOT as a workout. Just learn the movement. Same goes for the deadlift. [/ QUOTE ] Right, this is my plan. Today I was going to test out some weights for squat/deadlift. I see people squat on the Smith (?) machine sometimes, but it seems weird. I assume you don't suggest this.
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#33
06-15-2007, 10:52 AM
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Re: Bench press woes
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[ QUOTE ] No reason to be terrified. Make sure you know how to do the movement before you go squat. In the beginning start with a very modest weight and think of it as <u>practice</u>, NOT as a workout. Just learn the movement. Same goes for the deadlift. [/ QUOTE ] Right, this is my plan. Today I was going to test out some weights for squat/deadlift. I see people squat on the Smith (?) machine sometimes, but it seems weird. I assume you don't suggest this. [/ QUOTE ] <u>Absolutely not!</u>
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#34
06-15-2007, 02:47 PM
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Re: Bench press woes
This forum is a disaster...people are so uneducated about workout out/nutrition its scary
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#35
06-15-2007, 03:02 PM
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Re: Bench press woes
So, I did some squats today. They weren't bad. I feel like I'm not going down far enough, however. I saw a diagram online somewhere yesterday that showed the person going down until their thighs were parallel with the floor. I felt pretty uneasy going down that far, but it'll probably be more comfortable the more I do it.
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#36
06-15-2007, 03:27 PM
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Re: Bench press woes
go below parallel. basically just go as far down as you can.
when i squat, it usually takes me quite a few reps before I'm able to get deep. I'll usually do like 10-15 bodyweight squats, 10 reps with the bar, then usually I'm able to go decently deep but I notice the more I do the more flexible I get.
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#38
06-15-2007, 03:33 PM
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Re: Bench press woes
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go below parallel. basically just go as far down as you can. when i squat, it usually takes me quite a few reps before I'm able to get deep. I'll usually do like 10-15 bodyweight squats, 10 reps with the bar, then usually I'm able to go decently deep but I notice the more I do the more flexible I get. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, I just saw the thread on squats. Someone mentioned that as well. Well, I need to work on my flexibility I guess.
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