Don't be that Guy is dedicated to helping prevent common mistakes made at the gym. Through this post you will maximize your workouts, become a savvy exerciser, improve your health club etiquette and most importantly ensure you won't be THAT GUY OR GIRL!
Today's Guy:
'Bar Against The Chest' Guy
This guy is so old school and he really bothers me! There are still many of these guys around, I wish he would become extinct. 'Bar against the chest guy' was born in the high school weight room where he learned this horrendous technique from his football and wrestling team cronies. Why would you put your health in the hands of dudes that, cut off their sleeves, wear weight belts, don't clean their workout shorts, chalk up their hands, and blast Metallica? These meatheads thought and stillthink to this day that you need to touch the bar to your chest when performing a bench press.
If there was a fitness freak show, this guy would be the human trampoline. Rarely is he actually touching the bar to his chest, its more like a 95 to 400 pound bounce! Tell me, is a big chest impressive if you have a cracked sternum? He might argue with me that you feel a better stretch on the chest with this technique, but all he is feeling stretch are the ligaments and tendonsof his shoulders.
What we can learn from This Guy:
You do not get more benefit on the chest, only more risk on the shoulder by touching the bar to the chest
Lower the bar until you have about a fist width between you and the bar
Lower the bar until you have a 90 degree angle at your elbows
Lower the bar until your upper arms are parallel to the ground
Today's Guy:
'Bar Against The Chest' Guy
This guy is so old school and he really bothers me! There are still many of these guys around, I wish he would become extinct. 'Bar against the chest guy' was born in the high school weight room where he learned this horrendous technique from his football and wrestling team cronies. Why would you put your health in the hands of dudes that, cut off their sleeves, wear weight belts, don't clean their workout shorts, chalk up their hands, and blast Metallica? These meatheads thought and stillthink to this day that you need to touch the bar to your chest when performing a bench press.
If there was a fitness freak show, this guy would be the human trampoline. Rarely is he actually touching the bar to his chest, its more like a 95 to 400 pound bounce! Tell me, is a big chest impressive if you have a cracked sternum? He might argue with me that you feel a better stretch on the chest with this technique, but all he is feeling stretch are the ligaments and tendonsof his shoulders.
What we can learn from This Guy:
See the previous 'Don't Be That Guy'
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