i think the co-relation btween the thoracic stability and scapular activation is extremely important.
i was thinking about it, and what if you did light rows for activation before benching to engage the lats more?
Weak rows = Lousy bench?
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I have strong row and weak bench
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techically speaking people should be able to row more than they bench i believe.
but in my findings that thoracic stability plays an important part that supersede this rule.
will see how it goes and test it with my clients.
but in my findings that thoracic stability plays an important part that supersede this rule.
will see how it goes and test it with my clients.
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As you know, I don't do BB rows. Only DB rows. Yes they've gone up quite a bit, but my bench not as much.
You won't be able to really prove your theory since that requires testing every single person and note that if they have a strong bench, they must have a strong row. You can however easily disprove your theory...just need to find a person with a weak row yet a strong bench. You also need to define what's "weak" and what's "strong".
I'm relatively strong in both, just that my row is weaker than the bench.
You won't be able to really prove your theory since that requires testing every single person and note that if they have a strong bench, they must have a strong row. You can however easily disprove your theory...just need to find a person with a weak row yet a strong bench. You also need to define what's "weak" and what's "strong".
I'm relatively strong in both, just that my row is weaker than the bench.
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I think the correlation is for beginners with weak posterior chain.
Today i tried swapping the exercises list for my beginner client -
instead of doing bench first, i did lat pull down then rows then bench.
It seems with better activation of the posterior chain the stability improved and the form was easier to keep.
Today i tried swapping the exercises list for my beginner client -
instead of doing bench first, i did lat pull down then rows then bench.
It seems with better activation of the posterior chain the stability improved and the form was easier to keep.
Working "hard," or the perception of working hard, doesn't really mean anything. Sweating, vomiting, and breathing hard could be a good workout or a tropical disease kicking in.-Dan John