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Hi. Site looks awesome. I frequented the Chemical Anarchy board a bit before. Some people here may recognize me from other sites. I train very similar to DC's recomendations (very similar, very very similar. In fact, I had tried his previous recomendation of 2 on 1 off 2 on 2 off, and found it was too much, so switched back to my normal routine. Now I see he is mostly recomending what I normally do. LOL. The biggest difference is sometimes my sets are just taken to positive failure depending how I feel and sometimes I omit legs from my training due to sever tendonitis in my calves from having collapsing arches).
So here's why I am posting. I've got a question about flat benching. I have a major problem with my shoulder. The ROM in my right shoulder isn't the greatest because of reconstructive surgery I had when I was 14 (almost 10 years ago, ATV accident). I haven't been able to find a comfortable position for inclines except in the Hammer Strength incline machine (even on the smith machine, a slight incline has caused searing pain in my poor shoulder with only 90lbs on the bar). Unfortunetly, my home town doesn't have a Hammer incline. I can do overhead pressing movements, but only on machines at just the right angle. What I have been doing for chest is machine presses, flat smith presses, and different flyes (dumbbell and machine). I have never had any pain in my shoulders/chest while doing these movements. What should I watch out for so as not to injure myself? My weights have been getting heavy (relative to what I used to do) so I am concerned about pec tears/shoulder injuries.
Thanks very much.
jn6047
So here's why I am posting. I've got a question about flat benching. I have a major problem with my shoulder. The ROM in my right shoulder isn't the greatest because of reconstructive surgery I had when I was 14 (almost 10 years ago, ATV accident). I haven't been able to find a comfortable position for inclines except in the Hammer Strength incline machine (even on the smith machine, a slight incline has caused searing pain in my poor shoulder with only 90lbs on the bar). Unfortunetly, my home town doesn't have a Hammer incline. I can do overhead pressing movements, but only on machines at just the right angle. What I have been doing for chest is machine presses, flat smith presses, and different flyes (dumbbell and machine). I have never had any pain in my shoulders/chest while doing these movements. What should I watch out for so as not to injure myself? My weights have been getting heavy (relative to what I used to do) so I am concerned about pec tears/shoulder injuries.
Thanks very much.
jn6047
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