The bench press per se is not a risky exercise. When done right, it can help improve upper body strength and size. It’s only when form takes a back seat to numbers and when it’s grossly overtrained that problems result.
BILL STARRI know of only a few truisms, one being [that] if your parents didn’t have children, you won’t have children. Another is whenever you make a strength program easier, you will get weaker.
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I know of only a few truisms, one being [that] if your parents didn’t have children, you won’t have children. Another is whenever you make a strength program easier, you will get weaker.
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Injuries occur in the shoulders and elbows when the bench press is overtrained, poor technique is used, such as rebounding the bar off the chest and bridging.
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No other exercises for the upper body are included in the program, and there are no core exercises done for the upper back. Quite often, it’s a combination all these factors.
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