PillarofBalance
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- Feb 27, 2011
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another excellent write up. i knew flat bench was not as good as decline as far as chest growth i was surprised to see it that far down on the list.
another one that surprised me is seated BB press for anterior delts. i would have thought that one would be king of shoulder exercises for atleast the anterior delts.
the one that really fucked me up was the Close Grip Benchpress falling so far down on that list for triceps!!! i have always considered that an excellent tricep exercise in not only strength but mass building. would have figured that one would have landed second only to skullcrushers.
not sure if this will change any of my exercises but it definitely made me think about adding a few lol
You raise an excellent point that was on my mind while writing this... That was the point of the reference to the tried and true methods that deadweight would preach.
Nothing stresses my tri's like cg bench... nothing puts strain on my delts, and I mean the whole shoulder girdle like BB pressing... I wonder if the results of these tests are being misapplied or misinterpreted??? Or maybe we're just having a hard time coming out of our comfort zones. After going years being told flat bench for mass and decline just works tri's and serratus, it sorta fucks with your head to read this kinda stuff.