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From Eric Cressey's current article at T Nation:
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7. Ben is doing plenty of bench presses, but no push-ups. Don't get me wrong, as I love the bench press. It's just that you need to complement open-chain upper body work (e.g. benches) with closed-chain upper body work (e.g. push-ups).
I never understood why push-ups were any different than bench press, now I know.
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Maybe I'm weird, but I've always hated bench presses but loved push-ups. Different strokes, I suppose, but good post nonetheless
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Great to hear. I have been doing push-ups on a regular basis and was wondering if they were doing me any good. I usually do a set of 40 before going to bed.
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Originally Posted by Mahler
Great to hear. I have been doing push-ups on a regular basis and was wondering if they were doing me any good. I usually do a set of 40 before going to bed.
Do you do a light set of 40 rep deadlifts, too? : D
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Do you do a light set of 40 rep deadlifts, too? : D
LoL no he only stacks 4 plates on his back!
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I love suspended chain pushups. They are really fun to do.
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You mean three DOG moon!
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LoL no he only stacks 4 plates on his back!
Doesn't matter how much he's got on his back, since Mahler is pushing the Earth down...
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my shoulder stability sucks a big one
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Originally Posted by Lost Dog
Doesn't matter how much he's got on his back, since Mahler is pushing the Earth down...
:p Roland, folks who come to the summit are going to be very disappointed when they meet me and say to themselves, "This old fart is Mahler?"
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Originally Posted by Mahler
:p Roland, folks who come to the summit are going to be very disappointed when they meet me and say to themselves, "This old fart is Mahler?"
Doubt it.
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You mean three DOG moon!
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:p Roland, folks who come to the summit are going to be very disappointed when they meet me and say to themselves, "This old fart is Mahler?"
Despite the reverant jokes, it's your kindness and supportive nature that everyone loves. Not your old creaky bones and strange smells.
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When I first started training, I was told a story about a man/beast named Mahler who once beat God in a hand of poker....on a bluff.
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When I first started training, I was told a story about a man/beast named Mahler who once beat God in a hand of poker....on a bluff.
He told me later that he let me win.
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You mean three DOG moon!
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He told me later that he let me win.
He didn't want to grab the tiger by the tail!
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Originally Posted by Defiant1
When I first started training, I was told a story about a man/beast named Mahler who once beat God in a hand of poker....on a bluff.
That's true.....and then Mahler told him politely 'Psst.... you're in
my seat.'
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