with limited weights, you could;

1) Add in plyo pushups in between sets.

2) or warm up with kinetic stretches for chest before benching. It helps to activate the smaller muscle fibres.

3) or you could do 1 set of maybe 20-40 reps bench-dips/diamond pushups first before you start benching. Wear out your triceps so you could engage more chest.

4) play with tempo. vary it. try 8-1-2-1, or 5-0-5-2, or just be creative! (eccentric-stretched-concentric-contracted)

just my two cents.

What's a h&f meet up?

i am 57kg, 160cm and 28inch waist.

Majinity, lost your way as in sesat jalan??? how???

This post has been edited by raynx: Aug 19 2011, 03:05 PM

I usually put plates on the foot pedal to elevate myself up. Maybe u could do the same so that u would be resting more on your abs instead?

I am short

Got ah? I dun remember seeing though

Oh you find these kinds PLENTY at true fitness taipan. Annoying young punks!

This post has been edited by raynx: Sep 30 2011, 01:49 PM

because all they do are curls curl curls and more curls!!! they love to take all the dumbells and barbells and hog around but only use the 40lbs barbells or 15lbs dumbells. then scream and shout like very heavy... alahai......

worst of all is no respect for personal space and safety. I was teaching a friend how to squat with a light barbell and one idiot just stood next to my friend squating and started curling like 30cm away and another idiot stood behind and also doing curls. semua kena marah.

A word of caution:

Dear Jaya33 TrueFitness members, DO NOT bother asking for help from the PTs to SPOT for u if u are lifting heavy.

I wanted to complete my last set of 160lbs squat & couldn't find any familiar face, so I asked this PT to help. He looked ok in terms of body & build so thought it should be safe la.

instead of SPOTTING, he clamped down so hard on my sides & ribs, he did not allow me to squat all the way down & lifted me up from my ribs with the weights instead. I told the fella he's clamping down on me too hard on me and helping toomuch, he cut me of shouting "go! go! go!"

wtf? playing counter strike ka?

not only did he spoil my last squat set, he spoiled my whole workout! now my ribs hurt like hell, it feels like he ruptured something inside! I have to cut short my workout because I hv difficulty breathing from the pain!