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One thing that is omitted is stretching. Stretching is absolutely critical to preventing injury and helping you gain. At the very least, bend over to touch your
by tsomctl 9y ago
One thing that is omitted is stretching. Stretching is absolutely critical to preventing injury and helping you gain. At the very least, bend over to touch your toes, do lunges, and stretch out your chest. Anecdotally, I was having rotator cuff pain (both my dad and grandpa have ruined their right rotator cuffs) and I wasn't gaining on bench presses. Stretching out my pecs completely solved it.
And I also recommend StrongLifts 5x5.
- cholantesh 9y agoStatic stretching hasn't really been correlated with injury prevention or improved performance. Depending on the exercises you were doing, though, you might have achieved greater shoulder stability, which is important for the bench press.