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2015 press competition

Bazza20 said:
So your bench is about half the current raw world record. Would you claim that someone running 18 seconds in the 100m sprint is pretty decent.
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hold on,im not claiming im a world record bencher.im not even claiming my bench is that good.all ive said based on my observations of raw Natty benchers of a similar size to me is they dont shoulder press that heavy.its very specific.
 
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Not trying to bag you, just being realistic, I would be shithouse at powerlifting. Putting up a press isn't going to hurt you.
 
Bazza20 said:
Not trying to bag you, just being realistic, I would be shithouse at powerlifting. Putting up a press isn't going to hurt you.
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nah,dont see the point.and doing 1 rep maxes may be harmful.if he said maybe who can do sets and reps then i would think about it.i prefer BTN anyway just havent been doing them as im working my way there.
 
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Press behind neck is much better exercise to assist bench. It puts more emphasis on the medial lobe of the delt whereas front pressing will always hit the anterior delt more. You need medial delt development for shoulder stability (well until it grinds away the ac joint anyway). Sadly press behind the neck is a young mans lift.

I used to rely upon it and even put 140 up standing behind the neck with only a tiny shove from the legs to start it. Probably why my shoulders feel a bit rough now but conversely it's probably why I can still bench okay after 30 years of benching 1.7 to 2.1 times bodyweight.
 
yrreg said:
nah,dont see the point.and doing 1 rep maxes may be harmful.if he said maybe who can do sets and reps then i would think about it.
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You don't see the point of 1 RM and compete in powerlifting. Lol.

Crossing the road may also be harmful but I'm assuming you do that regularly leading up to PL comp.
 
vonfram88 said:
Press behind neck is much better exercise to assist bench. It puts more emphasis on the medial lobe of the delt whereas front pressing will always hit the anterior delt more. You need medial delt development for shoulder stability (well until it grinds away the ac joint anyway). Sadly press behind the neck is a young mans lift.

I used to rely upon it and even put 140 up standing behind the neck with only a tiny shove from the legs to start it. Probably why my shoulders feel a bit rough now but conversely it's probably why I can still bench okay after 30 years of benching 1.7 to 2.1 times bodyweight.
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Love BTN press. If anything it's helped my shoulder health.
 
Bazza20 said:
You don't see the point of 1 RM and compete in powerlifting. Lol.

Crossing the road may also be harmful but I'm assuming you do that regularly leading up to PL comp.
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yeah i believe the risk vs reward of doing this particular comp is not worth it to me.so wat.i squat way more than u.sue me.
 
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