I always had slight issues trying to do chest dips, and flat work always felt like more of a shoulder movement to me, but when I discovered that piling a few plates under one end of a flat bench not only didn’t make things feel awkward, as well as gave me a huge pump, it became a cornerstone of mine for years. Admitedly I swiped the idea from an old Crodova article on utilizing angles.
I always had slight issues trying to do chest dips, and flat work always felt like more of a shoulder movement to me, but when I discovered that piling a few plates under one end of a flat bench not only didn’t make things feel awkward, as well as gave me a huge pump, it became a cornerstone of mine for years. Admitedly I swiped the idea from an old Crodova article on utilizing angles.
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i’ve been doing my db presses with a neutral grip for a while and it worked great on this angle.
I always had slight issues trying to do chest dips, and flat work always felt like more of a shoulder movement to me, but when I discovered that piling a few plates under one end of a flat bench not only didn’t make things feel awkward, as well as gave me a huge pump, it became a cornerstone of mine for years. Admitedly I swiped the idea from an old Crodova article on utilizing angles.
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Cordova is the man! I’ve borrowed ideas from him as well.
I always had slight issues trying to do chest dips, and flat work always felt like more of a shoulder movement to me, but when I discovered that piling a few plates under one end of a flat bench not only didn’t make things feel awkward, as well as gave me a huge pump, it became a cornerstone of mine for years. Admitedly I swiped the idea from an old Crodova article on utilizing angles.
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Cordova is the man! I’ve borrowed ideas from him as well. [/quote]
Oh yeah, very bright guy, and humble as hell. He was a big reason why I stepped onstage in the first place, and when we first chatted, and I found out that he himself did a few things training wise that I had already stumbled upon and adopted on my own, it was a nice little bit of validation indeed.
I always had slight issues trying to do chest dips, and flat work always felt like more of a shoulder movement to me, but when I discovered that piling a few plates under one end of a flat bench not only didn’t make things feel awkward, as well as gave me a huge pump, it became a cornerstone of mine for years. Admitedly I swiped the idea from an old Crodova article on utilizing angles.
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Cordova is the man! I’ve borrowed ideas from him as well. [/quote]
Oh yeah, very bright guy, and humble as hell. He was a big reason why I stepped onstage in the first place, and when we first chatted, and I found out that he himself did a few things training wise that I had already stumbled upon and adopted on my own, it was a nice little bit of validation indeed.
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I never spoke to him, but I had the same experience… thinking I invented an exercise or a new approach, only to find out he already does them. Same with John Meadows. LOL