Stahl Olaf
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We have a few days of no snow, and people forget how to drive when it snows. #LawdHaveMercy
YEGWAVE@yegwave
Current scene on the QE2 northbound just south of High River 😳
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My heaviest deadlift happened at a regional competition. 280kg/616lbs setting a new National record.
Chief of Beauty Staff@rachaelbereba
Quote this with your heaviest deadlift PR, no lying 💪🏽 I’m reposting all🏋🏽
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@ShadowW3lch Yep. When I was young we had a lot of snow in the winter. For German circumstances. So I learned how to drive on it.
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@Olafdererste Driving to the conditions of the road isn't hard.
I like to drive with some speed, BUT if I know it's slippery. I slow down.
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Barbell bench press is probably one of the more overrated movements for hypertrophy.
In my opinion, the biggest issue is injury risk over time. Pec tears, AC joint problems (ask me how I know 😅) are a big risk over time.
For those of us over 40 the risk:reward just isn’t great anymore. Longevity is the name of the game with lifting.
A lot of people turn barbbell bench press into an ego lift. They load it up, shorten the ROM, bounce it off their chest, just 'moving weight'.
From a biomechanics standpoint, it’s not really ideal either. You’re weakest at the bottom where the load is highest, and strongest at the top where tension drops off.
The fixed bar path is another limitation. You’re locked into one movement pattern whether it fits your structure or not. That’s why a lot of people feel it more in their shoulders and triceps than their chest.
It’s also telling that many elite bodybuilders have moved away from it. Jay Cutler, Ronnie Coleman (later in his career), and Dorian Yates all shifted toward dumbbells and machines to reduce joint stress and better target the chest.
Even Chris Bumstead rarely prioritizes barbell bench, often opting for the Smith machine to create more stability and less joint stress.
If your goal is hypertrophy, there are simply better tools like dumbbell presses, machine presses, cable presses, pec deck/fly variations...even bands can work really well.
These things let you control the movement, adjust your path, and push closer to true failure much safer.
Bench is a great strength lift but it's probably not the most efficient hypertrophy tool if your goal is to build your chest and stay healthy long term.

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@gym_manic @mikeoniron Interesting name for an easy to do shoulder stretch used in rehab for decades. It helps with impingement cause your shoulder and acromeal joint will be pull a little bit apart and the tendons have more room to move.
Try and see but don’t use to much weight.
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youtu.be/2aPg6N_OFw4?si…
@mikeoniron this is what I was looking for I am going to try it myself tomorrow also.
Good luck it's called the barbell lat smash that helps shoulder impingement.

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Myth: Heavy weight, low rep builds muscle. Light weight, high rep gets you lean.
Truth: Both build muscle, as long as you stay under 30 reps per set.
Heavier weight optimizes for maximal strength. Lighter weight optimizes for strength-endurance.
But once you're north of 30 reps, you're likely too light to stimulate growth.
Stay in the 5-30 rep range.
Add load when it gets easy.
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