Did everyone hear about the USC football player that let a bench press slip and crush his throat? He lived but needed emergency surgery. Are people really
still using that thumbless grip???? I really can't believe anyone would but how else could he have done this. Maybe he had no spotter and the bar came
down, but I'm feelin that it was the thumbless????????????
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Posts: 460 (29-Sep-09 15:05:22) Moderator |
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Posts: 267 (30-Sep-09 13:08:36) Administrator |
I read about it yesterday too. What a strange accident! He may of had his head too close to (or directly under) the uprights too. I agree probably a thumbless
grip and then he carelessly threw the weight on the rack right above his head and missed! It could have killed him!
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Posts: 460 (30-Sep-09 16:11:51) Moderator |
I have a friend that used the thumbless grip and one day the bar just slipped out on the way up. It bounced off his chest and left some nasty purple bruises.
Another friend (this may be hard to believe,but I swear its true) wasn't using the thumbless grip but had his head too FAR away from the uprights and upon
failing to get his last rep let the bar descend into his mouth!!!!!! Another friend was there(but not watching) and pulled the bar off. A few broken teeth and
an unforgettable story but avoided death!!!!!
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Posts: 431 ( 2-Oct-09 12:49:46) Moderator |
It had to have been that damned thumbless grip. It should be outlawed. I'm surprised that more trainees don't suffer serious injuries because of it. I,
too, knew someone who had a bad experience with it--he was benching and the bar slipped out of his hands and crashed on his chest. He was sore for a couple of
weeks but luckily escaped serious injury. Another variation is the practice of lowering the bar to the neck---whoever came up with that one should be shot.
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Posts: 2 (15-Feb-10 11:57:11) |
Hi there, I believe Vince Gironda was an advocate of what he called "The Neck Press", a wideish grip bench press to the neck rather than the sternum. His belief was that it focused effort on the upper and outer pectorial areas...but I don't believe he advocated a thumbless grip. Thumbless is a no-brainer to me.
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Posts: 460 (15-Feb-10 14:46:41) Moderator |
bringing a bench press down to your neck should be a no-brainer no-no also.
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Posts: 33 (16-Feb-10 08:51:13) |
It is often brought down to just below the clavicles. Like many of Vince's exercises, it uses a compound movement to nearly isolate a single muscle group. This is one that should not be done as a power exercise.
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Posts: 460 (16-Feb-10 16:26:41) Moderator |
say good-bye to pain free shoulders if you do this regularly
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Posts: 431 (16-Feb-10 19:54:04) Moderator |
I do remember seeing this exercise performed in some of the old muscle rags from the 70s and 80s. Bringing the bar to your neck is just an invitation to injury. I remember using a cambered bench press bar and having to be very careful about controlling the weight. Yes, it did increase the range of motion, but one mistake could have been disastrous.
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