[Board Press] I’ve never been a member of an elite gym. My first job was in a small town close to a military base. I stumbled across a book on “strength training for athletes” and have been lifting regularly for several decades since doing that. Over time, I could lift much more than most. Th…

Another question about chains: is there any reason you could not divide them into half lengths, and have one upper piece connected to the bar and to two or more lower pieces on the floor, since the advantage is the only weight of the chains now on the floor when the bar is on the chest?

When I was training for my first comp back in 2016 I loved board press. I mostly trained alone and our boards were slick so I ended up making a strap to attach two 10lb plates together since they were more grippy. You could also go to a local skate shop and get some Grip Tape for the chest side of y…

I went to the dollar store. They were selling pairs of elastic, long fabric cylinders that you are supposed to put over your arms, to mimic having patriotic arm tattoos. Never seen these before, but they were perfect for giving a fabric cover to the top and bottom boards to improve grip and the sl…

If i understand what your saying. ( since my reading comprehension is questionable)Thats the way your supposed to use them or at least the way i was taught. [1000003883]

Thanks. Is there any maximum number of chains in the bottom half for every chain in the top half? (Or if the chain is shaped like a fork, could you have three or four pieces on the handle?).

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One chain off the sleeve of the barbell. All other chains connected to it. You will want a complete deload at the bottom of the movement

Here’s a cool article that talks a bunch about using boards a few different ways. A strategy that stuck out was doing singles in the Dead Bench (benching off pins in the bottom position, in the rack) to build strength and acceleration off the chest. Then using boards as close as possible to your st…

Thanks. What I’m asking is what is the practical limit to the number of lower chains? Tate suggests he has used nine chains in a video he did on bench pressing, but this video only shows him using one chain, hence my question. Do you think he meant he had nine lower chains on each side hanging fr…

That’s helpful, thanks. It would be better if our gym had heavier dumbbells. But they are still useful. I should do more wide grips and “bottom-up” pin presses. And work on adding more weight to full-range chest dips.

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Down in the article/program Thibs helps you select exercises for weak points. Not sure boards are going to fix your situation.

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