Mark Bell's Slingshot

[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.

[SisterSteel]

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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]

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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]

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

[SisterSteel]

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

There are a series of prehab movements he should do like shoulder dislocations and other exercises that will help increase the health of his shoulders. One of my training partners has an entire routine he performs 4-5x a week because his shoulders are very fucked up for lack of a better word and he's able to still make gains and progress in all his lifts.

[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]

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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]

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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]

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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.

[Fishman44]

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^^545! Wtf! That's awesome. I'm looking forward to getting 495, 545 is beastly!

[xdude]

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once saw a 640 Lb bench at a meet once.... man did I feel weak...
the guy weighed about 350 though ...talk about fireplug

I also saw Robert Burnieka (sp?) do 525 no shirt ....
and full 6 pack...

[MaxSeg]

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once saw a 640 Lb bench at a meet once.... man did I feel weak...
the guy weighed about 350 though ...talk about fireplug

I also saw Robert Burnieka (sp?) do 525 no shirt ....
and full 6 pack...

Hoping to nail a 525-550 raw bench for my meet. Im 6'2 330ish, surpassed the 6 pack and working on a pony keg.

[xdude]

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Hoping to nail a 525-550 raw bench for my meet. Im 6'2 330ish, surpassed the 6 pack and working on a pony keg.

I don't have any right to say anything LOL

[SisterSteel]

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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.

You use a Titan Ram? That's the other brand that I know of.

545, wow. That's a big bench right there. How's your squat and deadlift.

[MaxSeg]

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You use a Titan Ram? That's the other brand that I know of.

545, wow. That's a big bench right there. How's your squat and deadlift.

Yes Ma'am, a Titan. Squat and have been hit and miss to injury as well. So with out training for I just squated 500 in training and pulled 550. With a lil time and consistent training I think my numbers will be respectable in a few months.