There’s an opportunity cost there.
I suppose this is just something I won’t get.
I think you can learn as much from a bad example as a good one. And not just with lifting.
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There seems to be a very strong opinion about this on places like Reddit especially, and it’s something I’ve really only ever seen with lifting, it’s not something I see with other sports.
Its always “your not gonna be like so and so, so don’t try to copy him” or something along those lines. I’m not sure why that is.
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And even then, I find the solution is simple: don’t copy the greats: follow the great COACHES. The dude that can produce 1000 great benchers probably knows how to teach benching.
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Reddit is a cesspool of negativity.
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The thumbless grip or “suicide grip”, is what Arnold used for all pressing exercises. I like it and get a better mind muscle connection, since I’m concentrating on pressing the weight and not squeezing the bar (which is great for bicep exercises).
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Whoa, there is no reason for something like that to linger 10 years! Have you not tried working with a therapist? I’ve impinged my shoulder so bad and jacked up my rotator cuff to the point that I couldn’t even lift my arm up past my neck or fall asleep wtihout pain killers…and I was back to full strength on bench within a few months.
If you ignore it, i.e. work around with different variations of problematic movements without addressing the root issue, it’ll just find new ways of haunting you. It’s just in a vicious cycle of reinjury until then.
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I’d imagine he’s got vomit on his sweater already
In all seriousness, I’ve never really thought about it. I just naturally use a thumbless grip on anything overhead, and tend to use a full grip on anything flat. For machine presses I like to put my thumb right along the handle for some reason, and I sometimes do that on inclines. I’ve never felt more likely to drop the bar one way or the other (I’ve never dumped a machine press on myself!), but I can’t really say I’ve thought it through and have a reason. I’m sure I saw a stronger senior do it this way when I was in high school or something, so obviously you adopt what he does.
X3 to the questions/ advice around the shoulder impingement… it would suck to have to keep hanging up movements/ capabilities prematurely.
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I went to two physical therapists about eight years ago. Nothing improved after about a dozen sessions. I imagine surgery might be necessary, but that just isn’t something I’m considering at the moment.
Mom’s spaghetti…
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