7 Exercises I Swear I'll NEVER Do Again!
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Date: 2022-04-22
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Workout I swore off:
Any Barbell Bench Press or Shoulder Press variation: my sensei called me out for having terrible punches when I my primary chest workout was barbell bench press. Aside from testing ORM, I haven't touched them since. Switched to mostly calisthenics, and occasionally dumbbell incline press.
Also, for muscle-ups, I know my friend as issues with his elbows when doing them on the bar. But he has less of an issue with them on the rings. And from my experience, I feel as though that's due to the freedom of movement, as the technique to do it on the rings is to keep elbows close to your body during the transition. That's why I replaced bar muscle-ups with ring muscle-ups (harder, but more beneficial, in my opinion.
Also, I don't anyone who really trains calisthenics even call those -bicep push-ups- that. they're pseudo planche pushup, one of the prerequisite for planche push-ups. I really know who was the dumbass who said they work biceps.
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Workout I swore off:
Any Barbell Bench Press or Shoulder Press variation: my sensei called me out for having terrible punches when I my primary chest workout was barbell bench press. Aside from testing ORM, I haven't touched them since. Switched to mostly calisthenics, and occasionally dumbbell incline press.
Also, for muscle-ups, I know my friend as issues with his elbows when doing them on the bar. But he has less of an issue with them on the rings. And from my experience, I feel as though that's due to the freedom of movement, as the technique to do it on the rings is to keep elbows close to your body during the transition. That's why I replaced bar muscle-ups with ring muscle-ups (harder, but more beneficial, in my opinion.
Also, I don't anyone who really trains calisthenics even call those -bicep push-ups- that. they're pseudo planche pushup, one of the prerequisite for planche push-ups. I really know who was the dumbass who said they work biceps.
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T.
One exercise that I'm really bummed out about knowing I'll probably never do again is the Barbell Overhead Press. I've done this exercise for so many years and always checked my form and I've done so well with it. Unfortunately in the past year I've constantly got injured from it especially going light (there's always a zipper-like pain going down my upper spine to the right side of my upper back) and I believe it's due to my head movement so the bar doesn't hit my chin on the way up. It hurts so bad especially when I lay down and I always get stiff and I cannot sleep.
Now these problems don't happen to me with the Dumbell Overhead Press and the Machine Overhead Press. Both are which I can go light AND heavy and have no problems or injuries doing. However, I'm still bummed knowing I can't do the BB OHP anymore due to these bothersome injuries.
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One exercise that I'm really bummed out about knowing I'll probably never do again is the Barbell Overhead Press. I've done this exercise for so many years and always checked my form and I've done so well with it. Unfortunately in the past year I've constantly got injured from it especially going light (there's always a zipper-like pain going down my upper spine to the right side of my upper back) and I believe it's due to my head movement so the bar doesn't hit my chin on the way up. It hurts so bad especially when I lay down and I always get stiff and I cannot sleep.
Now these problems don't happen to me with the Dumbell Overhead Press and the Machine Overhead Press. Both are which I can go light AND heavy and have no problems or injuries doing. However, I'm still bummed knowing I can't do the BB OHP anymore due to these bothersome injuries.
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KlanDares
Hey Jeff. Please tell me, in the bench press, they say you need to bring the shoulder blades together strongly, but when I pull the shoulder blades hard, it seems to me that I don-t load the chest like that, but just lift the weight, and I see the chest muscles, they tense up but do not work to the fullest. But if I just move my shoulder blades slightly, I see how the chest muscles work. And yet it seems to me that you can even move your shoulders forward a little, because the chest brings the shoulder to the middle. I even just sit and move my shoulder forward and my chest works. So you need to push your shoulders forward a little or not. And is it necessary to reduce the shoulder blades strongly
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Hey Jeff. Please tell me, in the bench press, they say you need to bring the shoulder blades together strongly, but when I pull the shoulder blades hard, it seems to me that I don-t load the chest like that, but just lift the weight, and I see the chest muscles, they tense up but do not work to the fullest. But if I just move my shoulder blades slightly, I see how the chest muscles work. And yet it seems to me that you can even move your shoulders forward a little, because the chest brings the shoulder to the middle. I even just sit and move my shoulder forward and my chest works. So you need to push your shoulders forward a little or not. And is it necessary to reduce the shoulder blades strongly
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George
I assumed that Side Bends were okay, by the way! A Thumbs Up exercise video demonstration. Actually I heard this small problem about the Side Bend exercise with a dumbbell, or 2 dumbbells before; however, Clarence Ross performed this exercise for the Oblique muscles, and he won the Mr. America, and Mr. Universe contests.
Lying Leg Curls for me are a bit of a hazard; a bit of a torture rack; I keep bumping my knees on the machine. For me Standing Leg Curl, one leg at a time is one of the best exercise for hamstrings; if only gyms could include it in their gyms.
Press From Behind The Neck, and heavy barbell Upright Rowing has not done anything but more harm than good for my shoulders, too.
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I assumed that Side Bends were okay, by the way! A Thumbs Up exercise video demonstration. Actually I heard this small problem about the Side Bend exercise with a dumbbell, or 2 dumbbells before; however, Clarence Ross performed this exercise for the Oblique muscles, and he won the Mr. America, and Mr. Universe contests.
Lying Leg Curls for me are a bit of a hazard; a bit of a torture rack; I keep bumping my knees on the machine. For me Standing Leg Curl, one leg at a time is one of the best exercise for hamstrings; if only gyms could include it in their gyms.
Press From Behind The Neck, and heavy barbell Upright Rowing has not done anything but more harm than good for my shoulders, too.
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Chris
thanks for this and all of your videos. I also have flat feet, a permanent knot where kneecap tendon attaches to my lower leg(since 12 yrs old-fluid, no gym classes in high school-am now 58, and shoulders that pop. which I'm using your exercises to fix(facepull, etc, and lower back. never did dead lifts to avoid hurting myself. but am working them into my routine carefully. lots of repetitive factory assembly line motions over the years took their toll. keep showing me the right way to work out and not hurt myself. I do total body every other day.
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thanks for this and all of your videos. I also have flat feet, a permanent knot where kneecap tendon attaches to my lower leg(since 12 yrs old-fluid, no gym classes in high school-am now 58, and shoulders that pop. which I'm using your exercises to fix(facepull, etc, and lower back. never did dead lifts to avoid hurting myself. but am working them into my routine carefully. lots of repetitive factory assembly line motions over the years took their toll. keep showing me the right way to work out and not hurt myself. I do total body every other day.
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Jayden
Hey Jeff, have you ever considered looking into barefoot training and barefoot shoes? I started researching into it about 2 years ago and it honestly has worked wonders for me. It has improved the arches in my feet, essentially eliminated all of my knee and lower back pain, and not that this is relivent to you but it has solved my ingrown toe nail problem. It might be worth thinking about, but right now I'm mainly backing my claim with anecdotal evidence, but there is plenty of science out there backing it up if you can find it.
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Hey Jeff, have you ever considered looking into barefoot training and barefoot shoes? I started researching into it about 2 years ago and it honestly has worked wonders for me. It has improved the arches in my feet, essentially eliminated all of my knee and lower back pain, and not that this is relivent to you but it has solved my ingrown toe nail problem. It might be worth thinking about, but right now I'm mainly backing my claim with anecdotal evidence, but there is plenty of science out there backing it up if you can find it.
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KlanDares
It's just that when I bring my shoulder blades together, the chest muscles are tense, and when I squeeze, trying not to spread my shoulder blades, my amplitude is small and my chest was protruding forward and does not shrink, as they show in the video, but as soon as I spread my shoulder blades a little, I feel at the top of the amplitude that the chest is compressed and at the end I can tighten my chest by pressing it, and when I pull my shoulder blades hard at the top, I just can-t strain them.
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It's just that when I bring my shoulder blades together, the chest muscles are tense, and when I squeeze, trying not to spread my shoulder blades, my amplitude is small and my chest was protruding forward and does not shrink, as they show in the video, but as soon as I spread my shoulder blades a little, I feel at the top of the amplitude that the chest is compressed and at the end I can tighten my chest by pressing it, and when I pull my shoulder blades hard at the top, I just can-t strain them.
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Enrico
I've always disliked the 1 arm dumbbell row, but I've always loved the Kroc Row for how it trains the obliques and the back in general. It's very efficient and the cheating is incredible. Now I have a question, though. What you have shown in the video is a sort of Kroc Row, but with symmetrical feet and without torsion. In order to do a Kroc Row there's always some torsion and the feet are really not symmetrical at all. Is that a probable source of herniated disk as well?
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I've always disliked the 1 arm dumbbell row, but I've always loved the Kroc Row for how it trains the obliques and the back in general. It's very efficient and the cheating is incredible. Now I have a question, though. What you have shown in the video is a sort of Kroc Row, but with symmetrical feet and without torsion. In order to do a Kroc Row there's always some torsion and the feet are really not symmetrical at all. Is that a probable source of herniated disk as well?
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chocolate
One I'll never do anymore even though it's a great safe exercise, is the DB side lateral raise. I have watched a billion videos on the proper form, lowered the weights to almost nothing, and got my friends to point out any mistakes when we gym together - everytime even though it looks correct, it just feels terrible for my shoulders. It really sucks as that'sprobably the best side delt exercise. What are some other great exercises for side delts?
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One I'll never do anymore even though it's a great safe exercise, is the DB side lateral raise. I have watched a billion videos on the proper form, lowered the weights to almost nothing, and got my friends to point out any mistakes when we gym together - everytime even though it looks correct, it just feels terrible for my shoulders. It really sucks as that'sprobably the best side delt exercise. What are some other great exercises for side delts?
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Jay
I have severe issues doing bench press. I've been training for about 7 months now and I HATE doing bench. Im a pretty tall guy 6ft 2, and my arms a pretty long but for whatever reason after all this time I cannot bench that much at all. It doesnt even look like there's progress in my chest. Plus every time Im benching it feels like Im doing everything wrong (rear delts coming into play) and I just cant get that good of a muscle mind connection.
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I have severe issues doing bench press. I've been training for about 7 months now and I HATE doing bench. Im a pretty tall guy 6ft 2, and my arms a pretty long but for whatever reason after all this time I cannot bench that much at all. It doesnt even look like there's progress in my chest. Plus every time Im benching it feels like Im doing everything wrong (rear delts coming into play) and I just cant get that good of a muscle mind connection.
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