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What exactly does this do for your bench? make it harder?
benchpress with feet on the bench?
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- Dec 29, 2004
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less leverage.. much harder to balance?
- Nov 11, 2004
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for your core..forces u to balance
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Works your core muscles. Trains you to balance forcing ur abs to work as well as your chest
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Good if you trying to build functional strenght I guess.
Not good for building strength or mass. Without planted feet you dont have power.
Not good for building strength or mass. Without planted feet you dont have power.
- Jul 14, 2003
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Try it once.
I throw them in to my routine every so often.....and I have to reduce my weight from my normal bench by about 1/3. And you feel it.
I throw them in to my routine every so often.....and I have to reduce my weight from my normal bench by about 1/3. And you feel it.
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All about engaging your abdominals... Makes the basic bench press a more meaningful exercise
- Jan 28, 2003
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I prefer doing one armed dumbell presses. You're working your core and stabilizing muscles in your shoulders.
- Jul 14, 2003
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^ Word......Mens Health recently said that is the #1 exercise for building chest strength.
- Mar 13, 2004
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One arm DB presses are no joke...I've been doing those consistently in my chest workouts for the past couple of months. If you stick with it, you'llsee some nice gains in your physique and overall strength.
- Mar 25, 2006
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it's definetely tougher, but I JUST added this into my routine.
we'll see how it goes.
we'll see how it goes.
- Feb 22, 2007
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I need to try this!
- Feb 22, 2007
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I do it and it's really not as much core as youd think.
When you put your feet on the bench, you can't arch your back and "cheat" on the lift, it gives your chest a better workout.
When you put your feet on the bench, you can't arch your back and "cheat" on the lift, it gives your chest a better workout.
- Mar 14, 2005
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ive seen it done with feet crossed and at a 90 degree and is this the same or more difficult as well should u still do it at the regular position with feet onground?
- Jan 12, 2003
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I like one armed dumbbell presses but I mix it up every 3-4 weeks between bench workouts and dumbell workouts.
Thing with dumbell workouts is that I use 90-100lb dumbells on the flat bench, and sometimes I feel like my wrists will give in the second I angle it wrong (mywrists are frail).
Thing with dumbell workouts is that I use 90-100lb dumbells on the flat bench, and sometimes I feel like my wrists will give in the second I angle it wrong (mywrists are frail).
- Nov 28, 2008
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perfect, im going to try this.
- Mar 4, 2007
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thnx for the info im go try this to.....
- Feb 21, 2005
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What supplements you been on lately? I just got on a cycle of winthrol and it really is helping my chest game.
- Nov 9, 2007
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I hate doing bench presses with my feet on the bench. I think its worthless. The amount it takes away from your bench > the amount of work it does to thecore.
The one arm DB press is good though as a burnout set.
The one arm DB press is good though as a burnout set.
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One arm DB press on a swiss ball is money.
- Nov 9, 2007
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Ill one up you....
One arm DB Press on a swiss ball with your eyes closed. Seriously. It's badass.
- Mar 13, 2004
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I'll one up you...
One arm DB Press on a swiss ball with your eyes closed, while wearing green shorts. It's badass.
*Mez...u got limp wrists?
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I agree. I think benchpressing without your feet on the ground is senseless. Keeping your feet on the ground stabilizes you so you can perform the big lifts togain muscle. However, if you just want definition nothing beats pushup variations.
- Nov 9, 2007
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Originally Posted by DoubleJs07
I'll one up you...
One arm DB Press on a swiss ball with your eyes closed, while wearing green shorts. It's badass.
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