Any other gym rats out there?

Larf_Man

Larf_Man

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Congrats on the bench Blue. I hit a PR a few weeks ago at 37 push-ups. I’ve done them off and on my whole life but have never really pushed myself. I’ve always been scared of the bench press lol.
 
Blue brother

Blue brother

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Larf_Man said:
Congrats on the bench Blue. I hit a PR a few weeks ago at 37 push-ups. I’ve done them off and on my whole life but have never really pushed myself. I’ve always been scared of the bench press lol.
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Well done dude, have a look at deficit push ups, it's where your hands are raised off the ground slightly (on blocks or bricks or whatever you have) which allows your chest to travel past ur hands in the down position, allowing for a deeper stretch of the muscle, once you've mastered these the standard push-up will feel much easier. There's quite abit of science now showing the deep stretch is what stimulates muscle growth the most.
 
Larf_Man

Larf_Man

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Blue brother said:
Well done dude, have a look at deficit push ups, it's where your hands are raised off the ground slightly (on blocks or bricks or whatever you have) which allows your chest to travel past ur hands in the down position, allowing for a deeper stretch of the muscle, once you've mastered these the standard push-up will feel much easier. There's quite abit of science now showing the deep stretch is what stimulates muscle growth the most.
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That’s a good idea. I used to do that with dumbbells for the added couple inches. I’ll start doing that again, I only work out at home with dumbbells.
 
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