the guys benching with their feet up are the same guys that squat while standing on the swiss ball…they want to “bring core training to every lift”…funny how i never see anybody over 225 lifting that way…just the little guys…
now, there is a hot girl at my gym who does benching with her legs up while wearing short shorts and she can continue to lift that way if she wants…lol
[quote]milktruck wrote:
I rarely flat bench with my feet on the floor, like, maybe 3x in the last 3 years, and really stopped benching entirely for long periods due to form/posture issues from an accident I was in that demolished my right shin bone. somehow the imbalance worked its way up to my shoulder girdle and the only way it feels right to bench for me is with my feet up. feet down and I aggrevate all the things that are wrong and feel like I’ve taken myself aesthetically and body-comfort-wise backwards for having bench pressed. incline benches are ok cause they put my hips and, more importantly my back, in the “feet up” position. decline as well, more or less.
I do foam/prehab etc work and this has not changed much bench-wise over years, and I and others have asked how to fix it many times here to just hear that we should use dumbells. basically not very many people “get it.” there are a few helpful posts here and there though that I’ve been extremely greatful for, and when time and money coincide in my life again I plan on seeing a professional.
if you think I’m a moron for benching “feet up,” just be happy you are part of the majority that don’t have these issues. it is really the only way I can flat bench and you really aren’t going to convince me I don’t know what I’m doing because I do what works for me and not what doesnt.[/quote]
Perhaps you might look for a Muscle Activation Technique practitioner in your area. It sounds like the imbalance you refer to has yet to be discovered or addressed. M.A.T. specialists are pretty good at helping identify weaknesses through some very specific muscle tests and addressing them with isometrics and mild palpations. I’ve had it done a number of times with tremendous effect, it’s pretty remarkable stuff. No voodoo just sound neuroscience.
[quote]Big M. wrote:
milktruck wrote:
I rarely flat bench with my feet on the floor, like, maybe 3x in the last 3 years, and really stopped benching entirely for long periods due to form/posture issues from an accident I was in that demolished my right shin bone. somehow the imbalance worked its way up to my shoulder girdle and the only way it feels right to bench for me is with my feet up. feet down and I aggrevate all the things that are wrong and feel like I’ve taken myself aesthetically and body-comfort-wise backwards for having bench pressed. incline benches are ok cause they put my hips and, more importantly my back, in the “feet up” position. decline as well, more or less.
I do foam/prehab etc work and this has not changed much bench-wise over years, and I and others have asked how to fix it many times here to just hear that we should use dumbells. basically not very many people “get it.” there are a few helpful posts here and there though that I’ve been extremely greatful for, and when time and money coincide in my life again I plan on seeing a professional.
if you think I’m a moron for benching “feet up,” just be happy you are part of the majority that don’t have these issues. it is really the only way I can flat bench and you really aren’t going to convince me I don’t know what I’m doing because I do what works for me and not what doesnt.
Perhaps you might look for a Muscle Activation Technique practitioner in your area. It sounds like the imbalance you refer to has yet to be discovered or addressed. M.A.T. specialists are pretty good at helping identify weaknesses through some very specific muscle tests and addressing them with isometrics and mild palpations. I’ve had it done a number of times with tremendous effect, it’s pretty remarkable stuff. No voodoo just sound neuroscience.[/quote]
Thanks for the suggestion. I figure when I finish grad school or if a side stream of income takes off while Im in school Im going to just fly to where ever I can find a guy who is an all around biomechanics badass. Im definitely looking into MAT now. Im not sure I have a novel deficiency for someone who sees people with problems all day long, but I dont think its common in the general population either.