Mark Bell's Slingshot

[Fishman44]

You get more reps and better form, I have gone up to 405 and form stayed great

[xdude]

You get more reps and better form, I have gone up to 405 and form stayed great

so do you feel it is more like a shirt ...helping the lift
or is it more like a really tough coach that is really watching your form?

[SisterSteel]

this is interesting ...so you get more or less reps at first...

I realise if it forces a better form ..which leads you make progress...

Sister you say your shoulders hurt less.... ( shoulders are always my issue too) the part that bothers me is it forcing good form ...but when you finally go heavy do you risk going back to your bad habits?

You have to find your groove which could take a couple of training sessions but you do it'll help you get more reps.

It actually helps improve your form so when you take it off your form is better. Form always breaks down a bit when you lift near max weights though.

[xdude]

You have to find your groove which could take a couple of training sessions but you do it'll help you get more reps.

It actually helps improve your form so when you take it off your form is better. Form always breaks down a bit when you lift near max weights though.

thanks for the honest answer...
I seem to have one sore shoulder at a time... and it seems that once feels good...the other one starts to bother me..

this looks like it will take about a month to get used to though..

[Fishman44]

Xdude if your shoulders are jacked up try this multiple times a
Week http://articles.elitefts.com/trainin...thy-shoulders/

[Ironguruera]

so do you feel it is more like a shirt ...helping the lift
or is it more like a really tough coach that is really watching your form?

Keeps your form. Saw a buddy at the gym using one the other night. Ill get a red one soon.

[Ironguruera]

Xdude if your shoulders are jacked up try this multiple times a
Week http://articles.elitefts.com/trainin...thy-shoulders/

Thanks bro! Ill start these right away!

[Fishman44]

I also do band dislocations, also do T, Y, W exercises on a bench, and use 2.5lb plates to do PT exercises
Here is a vid of some other great shoulder stuff
http://www.dieselcrew.com/how-to-shoulder-rehab
Just make sure to not stop when they get better, keep on top of it.

[xdude]

another thing to try is something called " crazy eight" or at least that is the name I know them by...
kneel on a bench ,like you are doing a bent row, take a small weight 10-25 lbs top and let it hang .move the weight in a figure 8 pattern for 10 loops... it looses things up a lot, and strengths the inner shoulder .

start really low, it is amazingly difficult ..

thanks for the pointers page though,,,
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[MaxSeg]

I use the other brand and love it. big reduction in shoulder pain for me. As it is a great tool for overloading, 545 Saturday at the Mecca.