ITT : the most underrated exercises

ITT : the most underrated exercises

  1. 1 month ago
    Anonymous

    I like these because I like to imagine that they make me stronger at striking with a downward blow of a battle axe/warhammer

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      it really does feel very unique

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      Looks like internal rotation while having hands about the shoulders.

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      I imagine I am throwing dough down in between kneeding it.
      It's the exact motion.

      The 40 pounder is the heaviest dumbbell in my garage 🙁

      SLOW eccentrics.

      Honestly I misunderstood what the op was portraying. I'm at the gym so I didn't look at it too hard. Anyways, do barbell rows or bent over rows with a wide grip instead, 7-8 rpe for 6-8 reps. Thank me later.

      Just try them and ditch the minimalist mindset.

      https://i.imgur.com/MJgQXbK.jpg

      Yeah man, lifting shit from the back of your head. Totally a legit and natural movement that we should perform with heavy weight.

      If you can't do them that's fine, but BTN barbell press is really close to a db press, just do that instead.

      Oh yeah, forgot to mention that a weak rotator cuff can cause issues as well, but that's really easy to fix, just directly train your rotator cuff (internal/external rotation) and you'll be good. Rear delt work will help as well

      I honestly think that most people who fuck themselves up on BTNP do so because the scapular upward rotation demands are much higher than on OHP, which results in shoulder impingement since they aren't able to upwardly rotate their scapula early enough in the movement to avoid shoulder impingement. To solve this, just start light and really work on forcing scapular upward rotation with your upper traps, and then you'll be good. This is just my personal theory, but it makes sense to me lol

      I just start light. I like that I actually feel it in my shoulders.
      OHP just doesn't hit the same.

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      I can tell you they for sure help with splitting wood, lat pulldowns as well

  2. 1 month ago
    Anonymous

    How do you do this without looking dumb

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      lay on the bench instead of doing whatever the fuck OP posted

      • 1 month ago
        Anonymous

        Idk if I'm doing these wrong, but they feel like they take a while to get a pump going. Could just be that the weight is too light but I usually get in 30 reps on the first set.

        • 1 month ago
          Anonymous

          You obviously need higher weight.

          • 1 month ago
            Anonymous

            The 40 pounder is the heaviest dumbbell in my garage 🙁

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      In your home job with only your pets watching.

      • 1 month ago
        Anonymous

        home gym*

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      you don't, this is one of those meme "mind muscle connection" exercises that look retarded unless you're already jacked

      • 1 month ago
        Anonymous

        whats a good replacement for them?

        • 1 month ago
          Anonymous

          Honestly rope push downs rpe 7-8 for 12-15 reps brother super set them with some curl variation

          • 1 month ago
            Anonymous

            >lat exercise can be replaced with a tricep exercise
            What

            • 1 month ago
              Anonymous

              Honestly I misunderstood what the op was portraying. I'm at the gym so I didn't look at it too hard. Anyways, do barbell rows or bent over rows with a wide grip instead, 7-8 rpe for 6-8 reps. Thank me later.

              • 1 month ago
                Anonymous

                Why not both? Pullovers are great for hitting the lats in the lengthened position, and they're good for serratus too. Doesn't cost much since they aren't very fatiguing at all

                Also wide grip pullovers are sick for outer lats/teres major, very based exercise IMO

            • 1 month ago
              Anonymous

              isnt all on the same body

            • 1 month ago
              Anonymous

              Straight arm pull downs work lats

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      imagine giving a shit at how "dumb" an exercise looks. what are you, a woman?

      • 1 month ago
        Anonymous

        no but a lot of women are looking

        • 1 month ago
          Anonymous

          >hey who's that guy who's really getting a good eccentric stretch on that tricep exercise, he's cute.

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      just dont be a dyel

  3. 1 month ago
    Anonymous

    When you do pullovers, are you supposed to grip the handle of the dumbbell or grab the bottom of the top plates?

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      I've seen it recommended both ways. I prefer hands on the plate with my non-dominant hand touching first.

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      I put my palms on the pl8s

  4. 1 month ago
    Anonymous

    Tried pullovers for the first time last workout, did one rep and instantly felt it in my elbows. Fuck that.

  5. 1 month ago
    Anonymous

    >gives you massive side delts
    >filters jointlets
    Love em

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      why not standing to also train balance?

      • 1 month ago
        Anonymous

        I do them standing personally but either is fine. Not really an issue on these anyway since you don't need to get your head out of the way like on normal OHP

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      You'll have joint issues doing this retarded hipster fag version of the overhead press. Some faster, some slower, but you'll regret it.

      • 1 month ago
        Anonymous

        This only occurs due to
        >improper scapula mechanics
        >not enough shoulder mobility
        The former is really easy to fix, just focus on upwardly rotating your scapula as hard as you can to ensure that you don't impinge your shoulder. The latter is also pretty easy, just do your shoulder mobility work and you'll be good. Behind the neck press is a time tested exercise, no one who gets good at these has small delts. Very based movement
        >b-but you'll get injured!
        Nope, just don't be a retard and you'll be fine. If you don't want to do it then fine, I'll take your delt gains for myself then lol

        Straight arm pull downs work lats

        Well he was talking about rope pushdowns, which are a tricep exercise, not a lat exercise. Straight arm pulldowns are a different movement entirely (still great tho, but not the same as a pullover. I would just do both tbh)

        • 1 month ago
          Anonymous

          Oh yeah, forgot to mention that a weak rotator cuff can cause issues as well, but that's really easy to fix, just directly train your rotator cuff (internal/external rotation) and you'll be good. Rear delt work will help as well

          I honestly think that most people who fuck themselves up on BTNP do so because the scapular upward rotation demands are much higher than on OHP, which results in shoulder impingement since they aren't able to upwardly rotate their scapula early enough in the movement to avoid shoulder impingement. To solve this, just start light and really work on forcing scapular upward rotation with your upper traps, and then you'll be good. This is just my personal theory, but it makes sense to me lol

        • 1 month ago
          Anonymous

          Post debts with timestamp

    • 1 month ago
      Anonymous

      There is nothing wrong with moving your shoulders this way

      • 1 month ago
        Anonymous

        Yeah man, lifting shit from the back of your head. Totally a legit and natural movement that we should perform with heavy weight.

        • 1 month ago
          Anonymous

          You could say this about literally any movement we do in the gym. How often do you load stuff onto your back before sitting down and standing up? How often do you lie down and lower an object to your chest before pressing it back up?

          In reality, any movement that the human body can perform is natural. Any movement we cannot perform is unnatural, therefore we don't have to consider them since we can't perform them in the first place.

  6. 1 month ago
    Anonymous

    #1 is still the Pendlay row. I never see anyone else doing them.

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