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Old 03-23-2009, 07:51 AM   #1578
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Default Re: Pumping Iron with Zemekone and Icehog3

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@Pete: My overhead press trick is to do it on the power rack and put the arms up high ... like just below where the bottom of the press is. That way, I can go until failure and if I drop the bar, it doesn't have far to travel (and I can get out of the way). I'll do the same thing for (seated) military presses and for rack walk-outs.

@Bao: But when the seam on a shirtsleeve starts cutting your circulation a little, it may be a sign to change shirts.
Yeah, my only problem is that I don't have a power rack at the gym I was at this morning. They have one of those angled squat racks, so it's not adjustable. Maybe I'll start doing shoulders at the gym at work, where there is a power rack.
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