It hurts to know where Mr. Meadows is now but even though you're not with us physically just know you will always be remembered in our hearts the great man you are! More importantly, condolences to everyone close to him 🙏❤
@gabrielgomes71623 жыл бұрын
😢 he is in a better place!
@andrewh32645 ай бұрын
He is in Heaven's Golds Gym!
@lukascicha50275 жыл бұрын
That dumbbell loader is just amazing
@ypmm535 жыл бұрын
cj77 me too. Every gym should have them. Most of us know that as we get it gotten stronger, lifting a dumbbell into an incline press or shoulder press position can be very difficult and many times is a circus act.
@scottend52395 жыл бұрын
I literally said "Wow!" haha
@copernicus995 жыл бұрын
@@ypmm53 I once injured my shoulder getting the heavy DBs into position when I was cutting. Wish I had them loaders!
@ypmm535 жыл бұрын
Y Fish I have some tendinitis of the right forearm and bicep area and it’s a bitch trying to get them up sometimes. It’s not unusual to tweet something when doing this. Sounds like we both don’t have training partners. That is the only ways to do it.
@krismcleod2725 жыл бұрын
My father in law has been looking for one for years. He just uses anyone nearby for now
@steefv3 жыл бұрын
RIP John. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This video shows me how dedicated you are to all of us trying to build muscle.
@albertowilliams10482 жыл бұрын
@steefv... ( Sharing )
@robinfielding95065 жыл бұрын
That dumbbell machine is freaking cool. Trying to get the dumbbells up with my messed up shoulder is scary.
@Gunny_101st5 жыл бұрын
Yeah those should be required in every gym.
@robinfielding95065 жыл бұрын
I loved this video so much I went to the gym and did it with out the loader but I love to have that in our gym
@jaxfinlay56474 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I've never seen that one of those before.
@jaxfinlay56474 жыл бұрын
@@robinfielding9506 where is that gym?
@matthewhillmer7370 Жыл бұрын
John meadows a legend to live on forever as a teacher in these videos. Countless generations will be impacted by John’s teachings.
@jriv754 жыл бұрын
Thirty years of training, a decade of competing, and you guys just revolutionized my pec training in under eleven minutes. Great stuff! Thanks!!
@chrisneale67815 жыл бұрын
In memory of Franco, one of (if not the?) best upper chests of all time. RIP :(
@BatmanBoss5 жыл бұрын
Chris Neale respect ✊
@krisbrag875 жыл бұрын
🙏
@philipjenkins21985 жыл бұрын
Chris Neale none of them in my gym
@vercingetorix57084 жыл бұрын
David Lloyd lmao
@HHHKingofKings584 жыл бұрын
The best fascist regime of all time
@andrewjones54595 жыл бұрын
Thank you both for the shoulder rotation tip, for years I’ve seen every video on KZbin saying to lock the shoulders back. I could never feel my chest contracting. I thought I was defective because I wasn’t feeling it but this video helped me get a contraction in the chest! Thank you for all the advice you give John!
@bh21555 жыл бұрын
I agree most every video say to rotate your shoulders back when you bench. I have been doing it wrong for years.
@2mice5 жыл бұрын
Idk man when I rotate my delts foward with the press I feel like my front delts take over and my upper pecs don’t get isolated as much. I can feel my upper pecs fully contract even with my scapula together.
@rtg87953 жыл бұрын
That was a very interesting point I agree. I've heard so many respected trainers/fitness pros say to retract the scapula and keep it locked in place throughout. I'm going to try this the next time I bench -- but my upper pecs do contract more just sitting here when I allow the shoulder to come forward.
@ironbran122 жыл бұрын
@@bh2155 I feel it's antidotal. If u have bigger anterior delts.....May scapula retraction is better and opposite for those not ad shoulder dominate
@pipjersey8303 Жыл бұрын
i would take that advice with a grain of salt, if you have really long arms like myself, doing that on every chest exercise will kill your rotator cuffs, i get the point he's making that you can get more flex out of the pec, but doing that on really heavy flat bench press would kill my shoulders
@paulcarter95465 жыл бұрын
Hey guys. To clear up the confusion here. As we went over in the video you DO NOT want to pull your shoulders back when you press and hold the scapula in retraction during the concentric portion on incline OR flat presses. You want tension around the scapula during the eccentric and then you want to allow the scapula to rotate around the rib cage as you perform the concentric. This is the only way you will get the pecs to maximally shorten. Which is why you can literally see John’s pecs not get a contraction until he allows his shoulders to roll around. Being held in contraction is going to create dysfunction and instability in the shoulder joint and will create crappy motor patterns that will end up biting you in the ass eventually. It is NOT safer for the shoulders for them to be held in retraction. It’s worse. As the scapula is being held back like this you’re creating MORE impingement in the shoulder. I know a lot of you have heard from so many to pull the shoulders back and hold them there but it’s flat out wrong bio-mechanically. The proof is in the pudding in this video.
@JnixMarshel5 жыл бұрын
Great pointers man, awesome job.
@christosniarros76775 жыл бұрын
Great advice as always.
@troydefond23075 жыл бұрын
Idk, I've seen to many "put ur shoulder blades in ur pocket" had injured my shoulder pressing and once I started retracting the scapula, been injury free in my shoulders since. Jeff cavalier explains the science well behind this. I might believe to not do this if you could prove the science behind ur statement. The then the proof will surely be in the puddin, thanx.
@paulcarter95465 жыл бұрын
@@troydefond2307 the scapula is designed to move WITH the arms. When you look at all of the musculature that is connected back to front, and front to back in the pushing and pressing muscles you'll see that. On the front side of the body, the pec major attaches to the humerus. On the back side it's your traps and rhomboids that originate on the spine and then insert over onto the scapula. The part of the scapula directly over the head of the humerus is the acromion. The little muscle that runs between that area is the supraspinatus. When you pull the scapula back and down and hold it there while lifting your arm, it closes off that space in the supraspinatus resides in. That's shoulder impingement. Now you have two opposing forces happening everytime you press while in that position, and it will cause significant abrasion to that rotator cuff muscle. Fact. You want the scapula to move into retraction during the eccentric portion of the press, because the humerus is moving back towards the body via tranverse shoulder extension. But when you reverse that and go into the actual pressing portion, why on Earth would you hold the shoulders back/down when (as noted) the humerus and scapula are designed to work together? You wouldn't. You would allow the scapula to rotate around the rib cage as the shoulders go into transverse shoulder flexion, to allow the pecs to fully shorten. If the pecs are trying to pull the arms forwards, and the muscles of the back are trying to keep the shoulders pinned back....what do you think happens to that space in the acromion? It narrows and then grinds on that muscle in there. The proof was already in the pudding in this video. If the pecs are trying to shorten why on Earth are you putting the shoulders in a position that won't allow that to happen? At a very basic level does that make any freakin' sense?
@troydefond23075 жыл бұрын
@@paulcarter9546 okay, however how do u explain the 1000's of ppl who suffered woth shoulder pain that went away and injury free in the shoulders once they started retracting the scapula? And if u pin them in the eccentric portion, plz make a video showing this technique so everyone can get it down without injury.
@RedgraveStrength5 жыл бұрын
Awesome parts that I noticed in this video are as follows. 2:00 Not pinning the shoulder blades together to feel the chest working correctly. 4:38 Working hard on 1-2 top sets to stimulate the muscle and not annihilate it. 5:10 To get maximal tension in the upper pec, we want to orient the arm in a way that the upper chest is maximally stimulated. Very similar to driving the elbow back to work the lats. I always learn so much from John and Paul. This is an awesome video and something everybody should learn when it comes to training. Keep it up!
@cmcgann785 жыл бұрын
I did this workout today and had one of the best upper chest pumps, I've ever had. I threw in a flat machine press and pushups in between these exercises also. I have not been able to get my upper chest to respond for awhile now. I was a little skeptical about letting the shoulders move during incline dumbbell presses but after the 1st set of light weight on my warm up, I could feel a slight pump in the upper chest already. I did 4 sets of 10 with 80 pound dumbbells with a slight squeeze at the top. My upper chest was very pumped and felt it less in my anterior delt. I would definitely suggest people give this a try before saying it doesn't work or it's the wrong way to do it. Awesome video!
@paulcarter95465 жыл бұрын
BOOM! And there it is!
@cmcgann785 жыл бұрын
I went and took a pic because I have never felt my chest that pumped. I could actually see veins in my upper chest.
@ypmm535 жыл бұрын
I wish all gyms had those dumbbell holders for the incline bench.
@DrewLSsix5 жыл бұрын
They are training in my gym in this video lol, seeing John's tour of Bob's Fitness is what finally convinced me to join after fretting over the cost for a few weeks. Turns out it's not much more than something like Golds or Genesis where I used to go but significantly better equipped.
@lyndonbritt37283 жыл бұрын
I watched this video with the sound down while watching television. Even with the minimal sound the way it was described makes more sense than the other videos I've seen! I noticed the way the gentleman looked up while doing the cable weights indicated how he was focused to bring the weights up high enough to focus on the upper pecs. I just have resistance bands but I think I can make it work, thanks!!!
@utubebrowseupload5 жыл бұрын
This was one of the best instructional vidoes ive ever seen, Paul carter really does a great job at explaining things and you both bring up great points that are relevant to the subject. Keep up the great work John and Paul, you guys are great. Please have Paul on as a regular.
@paulcarter95465 жыл бұрын
Thank you my man!
@JG-ke7gj5 жыл бұрын
I was going to write the same thing excellent hands on explanations. Very instructive.
@aesthetic__vik78903 жыл бұрын
The tips u get is like hitting the jackpot, noone can explain things better than John and any guest on his channel, straight to the point and easy, 💯
@theodoremoran15298 ай бұрын
Great information on some chest by Paul Carter and John Meadows RIP 🙏🏼💪🏼🙏🏼
@XenosFiles8 ай бұрын
Wow that dumbbell loader is awesome
@JeeYaoKuneDo5 жыл бұрын
YES! Finally! John, please make more of these "movement myth debunk" videos. The points made in this vid is what my shoulder impingement has been trying to tell me for years! Now, before someone goes into a full-fledged "biomechanics" frenzy about how the ideas presented in this video are wrong (because there's always this one guy who knows it all)... My take on why the "scaps depressed and retracted ALL THE TIME, AT ALL COSTS" cue is perpetuated: 1) The "scaps back and down" cue is what personal trainers and fitness celebs have been preaching - and told themselves. Regurgitate whatever nonsense you heard yourself. It doesn't mean they're unintelligent or have malign intentions. On the contrary, they're trying to help... 2)... and it DOES make intuitive sense that depressing and retracting your shoulder blades in order to create a stable base to press (or pull) from is always preferable... 3)... however, the cue is likely to have seeped from powerlifting into general fitness coaching and is now applied to EVERY DAMN EXERCISE IN THE WHOLE WORLD, without any regard to the underlying idea and reason(ing) behind this very sports specific cue. Same goes for VERTICAL PULLING. The "shoulder blades down in your back pocket" cue throughout the whole motion is like trying to give the body's "natural intelligence" (okay, that sounded hippie-like) mixed signals. Thanks for the video, John and Paul. More training sessions with the two of you.
@mountaindog15 жыл бұрын
100%!!!!
@paulcarter95465 жыл бұрын
DUDE YOU NAILED IT! GREAT JOB!
@spc7173 ай бұрын
John passed away
@assassincreed68585 жыл бұрын
Top content bro, a lot of people say keep shoulders back and retract but if you just copy&past it actually blocks the pecs. You have explained this perfectly! Cheers!
@originalrenigade3 жыл бұрын
John is my favorite fitness youtuber 💪 changed my physique in a massive way because of your videos! Appreciate it mate!
@aniruddhsakpal69313 жыл бұрын
That dumbbell loader is just mind-blowing
@JnixMarshel5 жыл бұрын
I've always loved the feeling of feet elevated pushups , I like to use a weight vest and add weight through the sets.
@cambruno50665 жыл бұрын
Very cool video, I’ve always felt like I had such a bad mind to muscle connection with my chest if I retracted as everyone instructs and always felt more with a slight retraction but more natural pressing motion. Glad to know I’m not totally wrong!
@paulloughlin37325 жыл бұрын
Great video guys, gonna mix up my chest workout with this routine! Thanks John!
@burtbrown20405 жыл бұрын
Man just always good to see real workouts tips as always a1
@MrRtsbus965 жыл бұрын
Wow !! What a wicked pump , tried them this morning.
@RickfromFresno15 жыл бұрын
Man, that's a great tip about not pinning the shoulders back. I had a trainer tell me to do that and it did nothing but aggravate my shoulder joints. Keep the chest up, yes but never pin the shoulders back.
@sirlennon245 жыл бұрын
If I could choose a trainer to help me go all the way with competing, John would be my main guy. No exceptions.
@christosniarros76775 жыл бұрын
God bless you and Paul Carter. Great tutorial!
@paulcarter95465 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Bullitt17685 жыл бұрын
Cool to see you collab with that dude, I always read his articles and i knew he looked familiar lol.
@maciekozi695 жыл бұрын
WOW! These two legends in one clip?! Awsome
@mountaindog15 жыл бұрын
more coming!
@paulcarter95465 жыл бұрын
Thank you man. I'm no legend but I appreciate the words brother.
@Crimson_Abyss_IV4 жыл бұрын
@@paulcarter9546 you need to start a KZbin channel my man.
@jimk.9055 жыл бұрын
I would like to see Paul more active with his channel like John. Workout routines, tips, Q&A videos...
@rawtooth47044 жыл бұрын
It was on my mind today thinking How Do I get the Upper Chest and there it was the Mountaindog showing the discipline . Love that Man.
@tomwilliams35815 жыл бұрын
Great video as always lots of excellent tips from two professionals thank you
@geraldfriend2563 жыл бұрын
Love it.Vince said to emphasize upper pecs for the classic physique..
@paulmaloney23835 жыл бұрын
Man that dumbbell press holder is awesome, because of my shoulder injury I can do the workout but getting the dumbbells up is from the rack is difficult that machine would be just perfect,
@ultrafloss4925 жыл бұрын
Thanks MD& Paul!! This is so awesome. I saw one of your videos a while ago, with I think Eugene and you talked about angles. I decided to apply the same principles to all the muscle groups and as a conclusion I came up with the same ideas as Paul and to have this verified is really cool.
@zwizzy895 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video guys :) my cable sets will be 100times more effective now :D looking forward for my next chest day!
@wearerockstarz853 жыл бұрын
I MISS YOU JOHN … WE LOVE BROTHER
@ANtr4315 жыл бұрын
Cool, that´s Paul Carter. He´s a T-nation contributor, writing articles on various subjects.
@michaelrodriguez69845 жыл бұрын
I always try to stay nice and tight with the scapula retracted but today I’m going go cut it out this workout and report back later on how it went
@AquaLady1533 жыл бұрын
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@jamesplantier92975 жыл бұрын
As always learning something new. Thanx John
@datboyphil Жыл бұрын
Im trying to figure out an alternative for those push ups cause those grips i know they wont have them at the gym i go to but this solid
@joshuasnow91385 жыл бұрын
The not pinning your shoulders back is an interesting point - I have heard so many times to pin them back and keep the shoulders retracted for the chest.
@rubenperez7855 жыл бұрын
For flat bench yes pin back, upper let them loose
@BrownPatriot3165 жыл бұрын
Ruben Perez R.I.P. Ruben’s rotator cuffs🙏🏼 Dude said “let em loose”. The cringe is real😰🤭
@rubenperez7855 жыл бұрын
@@BrownPatriot316 I think ur confused.. I just wonder what my chest development looks like compared to yours, Mr ripkee, I just wonder
@rubenperez7855 жыл бұрын
@@BrownPatriot316 ok I shouldn't, but lets go to class shall we.. when ur flat bench pressing when the weight drops down and you push out from this position are you able to depress both your scapulas flat onto the pad? For a long time I couldn't and never consciously though about it. As I got older I realized to when this is accomplished you give yourself a good solid base to push out of---AND you activate the proper muscles i.e the pecs.. However, when ur pressing for your upper shelf (top fibers of pecs) if you keep your scaps depressed you don't fully contract the upper fibers. You can practice this without weights and feel the difference as a matter of fact, it's demonstrated in this video. Hence my comment "flat yes, upper let them loose---only under controlled form though to accomplish full contraction. Agh, your probably some computer scab, but nevertheless there might be somebody else out there that actually lifts weights that might benefit.
@BrownPatriot3165 жыл бұрын
Ruben Perez I’m not going to waste my time replying to that big ass essay you wrote. But I can probably bet my left nut that I have far better chest development than you😅 I’m sure your just another typical chubby ego lifter that thinks he’s swole😒
@focusone075 жыл бұрын
Now see, initially I was already pressing DB's at a 45 degree! Seen Branch Warren doing it in a Flex mag or MD mag bout 10yrs ago! Just only incorporated that style bout a year ago to save stress on my shoulders! Ima relax ny shoulders and see how it feel without pinning them back! A little iffy, but ima give it a go!
@IanHeydecke5 жыл бұрын
I like the Dumbbell loader. Would superset the Incline DB Press & those cable flies? Those push-ups is great finisher
@1Rickwolverine5 жыл бұрын
Great video! Can you do one about lower pecs?
@Superzaldor5 жыл бұрын
I know he's a fan of slight decline dumbell pressing.
@BrownPatriot3165 жыл бұрын
Ricardo Garcia dips, dips, weighted dips, and more dips
@AH-mk8hc5 жыл бұрын
@Furn333 that was easy
@roberthayes67885 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Love em!
@MrRtsbus965 жыл бұрын
Great video cant wait to try it
@teepressifer5 жыл бұрын
oh ya can’t wait to try those variations!
@davidfindley15885 жыл бұрын
Good stuff dog. Realy like this on proper form and what that does for my muscle activation. Keep em coming
@richeytbfit5 жыл бұрын
Great informational video! Definitely will implement this next chest workout. Upper chest gains.
@coco46st5 жыл бұрын
Great video sir..blessings 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
@rod22peru885 жыл бұрын
Wow those cable flies really look like they are demolishing the upper pecs!! will incorporate these tips into my chest routine. Thanks!!
@eddinep46885 жыл бұрын
Can you share info on that dumbbell loader?
@usamaahmad77795 жыл бұрын
Atlantis Gym Equipment company
@eddinep65355 жыл бұрын
@@usamaahmad7779 Thanks!
@PureTruth5 жыл бұрын
Where do we buy these dumbbell scoops?
@karlojune3 жыл бұрын
All this time ive been placing my shoulders behind. Maybe thats the reason my upper pecs never/hard to grow. Daaamn im gonna give it a try next time. Thanks!
@jaycole67610 ай бұрын
I luckily got the chance to know about John , shoutout l from Egypt 🇪🇬
@bpa35205 жыл бұрын
cool workout tip.....and good to see legendary paul carter...
@craigweston1645 жыл бұрын
I tried something like the last exercise a few months back, but I didn't do it using the loaded stretch method demonstrated here. Instead I used the Hang & Swing method like on rear and lateral delts and tried to clap the cables together with explosiveness, knocking out 30 reps per set. I call them Cymbal Bangers and they fill your chest when doing them as a warmup exercise!
@Gunny_101st5 жыл бұрын
So DON'T pull shoulders down and squeeze scapula together? This goes against everything I've seen on pressing form. Jeff Cav, Scott Herman, Jeff Nippard and others always say to roll shoulders back and squeeze them together for the most chest contraction. And that the movement at the top has virtually no contraction opposed to gravity so allowing the shoulders to roll doesn't create any extra contraction. Please clarify for me.
@anthrax705 жыл бұрын
I'm sure that you need to roll back and lock your shoulders for heavy movements and weights. John always had good control on these and wasn't grinding significantly. Also, cables have tendon at the top. The dumbbells, yeah not really though
@OctoBox5 жыл бұрын
Of all those guys...who's body would like to look like most....whatever the answer, listen to that dude.
@Gunny_101st5 жыл бұрын
@@OctoBox I don't care what they look like. My genetics will never let me achieve any of their physiques. I just want to know the correct way to do the exercises to maximize the most gains and avoid injury.
@paulcarter95465 жыл бұрын
@@anthrax70 no. You still don't want to do that. All of these cues and mechanics still apply regardless of movement (bench, decline, etc) or loading.
@paulcarter95465 жыл бұрын
@@Gunny_101st everything I said here still applies to flat bench, decline, etc whatever. You don't want to lock the scapula in retraction during presses or flyes. Nippard, Herman, and Jeff Cav are all incorrect here about this.
@eddinep46885 жыл бұрын
Now I find out I’ve been doing my incline dumbbell presses wrong. I’ve always retracted the scapular. Thanks for the correct form.
@tgatt57595 жыл бұрын
You're not the only one lol
@joshuasnow91385 жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard that until now - everything I’ve heard has said to retract it to get the pecs stretched better. I’m still confused on it, but maybe I need to watch the video again...
@davidpratt41615 жыл бұрын
I power lifted back in 82-85 and was always told to pin my shoulder blades into the bench. Power lifting and body building, are they that different?
@eddinep65355 жыл бұрын
@@joshuasnow9138 His explanation makes sense. I'm going to give it a try on my next workout and see if it's too hard on the delts.
@eddinep46885 жыл бұрын
David Pratt I’ve always been told the same but I’m wondering if incline pressing dumbbells calls for a different form?
@scottmmontoya2 жыл бұрын
That's a fucking cool dumbbell rack!!!
@gregnixon12962 жыл бұрын
The gyms in John’s videos have every machine possible. Man, where do they come from?
@Balonishell5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
@krismcleod2725 жыл бұрын
Great advice as always 👍
@audieallen97345 жыл бұрын
Look At that upper chest! She's hot lol 5:56
@paulcarter95465 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. My girlfriend is mega hot. ;)
@danp83095 жыл бұрын
Talk about an upper shelf.
@seven.82285 жыл бұрын
Virgin comment section
@beauhunter47695 жыл бұрын
LOOK at that dumbbell rack!!!
@oscardelatorre45425 жыл бұрын
always get good tips from your videos 👍
@paulp56565 жыл бұрын
Interesting, one of the chest routines I do (before seeing this video) is incline dumb bell press, the pushups with my feet on the weight rack, and a pec dec with the seat lowered so my arms extend very similarly to the cable exercise. I do a descending set on the dumb bell presses, near failure sets on the push ups and another descending set on the pec dec. BTW, Cool dumb bell loader, I've never seen that.
@adamelliott24923 жыл бұрын
I've been wanting to emphasize my upper chest a little more. I like these options but I will have to be very cautious with my shoulder on these movements. I may not be able to do some of them.
@Bassclefderreck5 жыл бұрын
If we allow that shoulder to not be locked in place aren’t we activating the front deltoid more so than the chest?
@TranceXZero5 жыл бұрын
I love how this guy just manipulates John like a sock puppet all video :D xD
@paulcarter95465 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAH!!!
@mountaindog15 жыл бұрын
LOL!
@Irwan-oq2xt5 жыл бұрын
Thanks,i'll try it.
@LasalRathnasooriya5 жыл бұрын
Would like to know why the barbell incline press didn't make the list, I see you doing it almost all ur chest workouts but not here? Anyway a great video as always informative. Thank u sir.
@DennisReeeee5 жыл бұрын
Because this was Paul's workout and not John's
@lytc66064 жыл бұрын
so good! Real good stuff ! Thanks👍
@christiansanchezplasencia58825 жыл бұрын
Interesante. 🤔 Lo pondré a prueba hoy mismo
@MajesG3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@EpicListening73 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you.
@hustlesmith4 жыл бұрын
AWESOME. THANK YOU SIR.
@alpin40555 жыл бұрын
Great informative video guys!!! 🔥🔥🔥
@Kaven_Benoit5 жыл бұрын
As everybody else: I got to find a dumbbell loader like this, I am getting tired of my powerhooks! John, truly, your video featuring Paul Carter just made my day. Paul's approach to upper pec development is geared around the principle of "follow the fibers". I would be very thankful to find out in one of your upcoming videos if Ben Pakulski's approach to upper pec development is the same. Why not inviting B-PAK for a session?
@robandbig543 жыл бұрын
Rip my brother. Thank you for this video and all you did!
@BatmanBoss5 жыл бұрын
Awesome information
@fredt18095 жыл бұрын
Atlantis strength makes the bench with the loader
@NegotiableHemingway5 жыл бұрын
I heard decline press can benefit upper chest. Is that right? Thanks big dog
@edwardfortae23505 жыл бұрын
So can reverse bench presses. They hit upper pec quite a bit.
@GleaMDMK5 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't internally rotating the shoulder for that max contraction result in a more compromised position for your shoulder and, therefore, increase the risk of injury? And moreso with dumbells that require extra stabilization?
@LYFJV5 жыл бұрын
Control the weight and don't hurt yourself, simple
@0dayExploit5 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's too much of an issue, as long as you're not trying this as a beginner. For one, dumbbells are typically pretty light (compared to barbell), but also the movement of the shoulder occurs late in the movement. You wouldn't want your shoulder at that position when you're at the bottom of the rep, but it's fine at the top. It's similar to doing a pushup - you start your push with your scapula retracted, and at the end your shoulders are forward.
@cksy84825 жыл бұрын
Youre right. Internal rotation with elevation will fuck your shoulders up
@robpa6665 жыл бұрын
I think it's the opposite. External rotation fucks up way more the shoulders.
@paulcarter95465 жыл бұрын
Lolll please expound in why internal rotation with elevation will “Fuck your shoulders up”. I want to hear this. One of the functions of the clavicular and sternal pecs is to bring the humerus across the body. So you’re saying a normal and natural component of the pecs is going to “fuck your shoulders up”. Please explain.
@chrisvigo48803 жыл бұрын
Rip Mountain Dog
@ypmm535 жыл бұрын
The range of motion on the dumbbell incline presses is similar to the hammer strength incline press machine.
@urgamecshk5 жыл бұрын
Guess which came first...
@C-24-Brandan4 жыл бұрын
With Covid Ramping up again & places closing/lockdown could you do another home workout series with bands & limited db?
@joezepp95233 жыл бұрын
Some good information! Thanks guys. All this time i have been protracting and retracting the scapula during all my chest exercises....so this is incorrect to do? You should not do this on any chest movements? I like when you guys says let the exercise feel natural when completing in. I was always told to pull your shoulders down and back to get the best contraction in the pecs, but especially with incline work, i never really feel anything in the upper pecs.
@Lilcrunkgy5 жыл бұрын
Does mountain dog has elbow injury????? I injured my elbow while doing bicep pose.... Been over 7 months and still my elbow is week while try to extending or shortening. So recently I decided to give it a full rest, I massage my elbow with oil and mint essential oil every day 5 times a day hopefully it will recover one day.
@callum74735 жыл бұрын
You probably have tight biceps and forearms, maybe triceps aswell
@symqual17745 жыл бұрын
I can get the light with the round and rotative motion on the upper pec training. There is no excuse not to do these workouts!!!
@shaneparvin30984 жыл бұрын
so over my two push days ive put a mix of this video and youre lower outer chest video.
@RyDeezy5 жыл бұрын
Perfect, thank you
@whatsyourstyle10 ай бұрын
I really like how the dumbbells are racked at shoulder height.I have a bad shoulder and it stops me from raising the dumbbells to the shoulder
@ismagatarama12854 жыл бұрын
Please tell us how can u do that when u have shoulder problems
@brentonfantozzi41295 жыл бұрын
When are you competing buddy? Show these youngsters of today how it's done. An inspiration to us all
@brentonfantozzi41295 жыл бұрын
@buffbeezer it's not about proving anything. It's about inspiring other to compete and do the same thing. I'm 35 and just started out in the gym. And he makes me want to compete. Not to prove a point, but to inspire and lift other to become healthy, happy and better every day.
@randybeltran95765 жыл бұрын
those mountains!
@rajeshwaran1085 жыл бұрын
Franco Colombu had the best upper chest. RIP Legend.
@ypmm535 жыл бұрын
Rajesh Waran one of the best chest ever!
@daveyboy_5 жыл бұрын
This is true , crazy split
@cellulersweller65625 жыл бұрын
That db rack will prolong db life, too many people drop db even really light one's.