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Old 03-25-2008, 08:14 PM   #11 (permalink)
RedWifey
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Originally Posted by Ian Kay View Post
2-board press is a bench press with 2 slabs of wood strapped to your chest. It essentially limits your range of motion but gives you a definite end-point. It's easier on the shoulders and elbows (at least for me) than pin presses.

It tends to really hammer on the triceps, as it's mostly pressing in the lockout range, but with significantly higher weight than a normal, full-ROM bench.
With further 'splanation from RL, I now understand. I kept imagining them parallel to your arms, not perpendicular. No wonder I couldn't figure it out.
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