I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Sitting on an inclined bench (no more than 60° because you don’t want to work only your deltoids) with your elbows bent. You have a dumbbell in each hand with a pronated grip. Inhale and extend your arms vertically by bringing […]
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I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Lying on a bench with dumbbell in pronated grip and your arms slightly flexed : Inhale and spread your arms to the horizonzal Lift your arms to the vertical while exhale Squeeze your chest at the end fo the movement to work
I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Lying on a horizontal bench with your feet on the ground to stabilize you. Hold the dumbbells with arms outstretched and your hands are face to face. Inhale and lower the dumbbells to your chest’s level. Bend your elbows and rotate
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I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Lying on a horizonzal bench with your butt glued to the bench and your feet on the ground : Inhale and press Exhale at the end of the movement This guided exercise works the pectoralis major, mainly the sternal parts at the
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I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. By lying on a bench with you head down and fix your feet so as not to slip. The bench is declined between 20° and 40° Take the barbell with a pronated grip and a hand gap equal to or wider
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I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. I think you’ve noticed that the bench press is the most practiced exercise in a gym. And as this is the most practiced exercise, it’s also the exercise that create the most injury per year. This is why, it’s important to
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I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Pectoralis major begins on the anterior surface of the thoracic cage and its insertion is to the anterior surface of the upper end of the humerus. Pectoralis major is a muscle which has the function of bringing the arm forward in
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I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Elbows pain arrives because of bench press. This pathology of wear is linked to excessive training of long sets. At the end of the bench press movement, when you lock your arm to block the barbell, it causes rubbing and micro-trauma
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