Bicep Pain During Bench

[Silentlemon1011]

Benched today with no pain and a pr. No big deal.

Congrats on the PR

I had similar bicep pain actually last year.

I was working biceps too close to DL and it was fucking me up
Turns out repping 135 on straight bar is a bad idea before a DL session lol.

I've totally stopped training biceps since then
Zero pain,
TBH, I dont care about biceps anyways lol

 

[Blange89]

Congrats on the PR

I had similar bicep pain actually last year.

I was working biceps too close to DL and it was fucking me up
Turns out repping 135 on straight bar is a bad idea before a DL session lol.

I've totally stopped training biceps since then
Zero pain,
TBH, I dont care about biceps anyways lol

Thanks! Didn't really do anything differently besides avoiding pull ups for a minute. Seemed to do the trick.

 

[Btcowboy]

Thanks! Didn't really do anything differently besides avoiding pull ups for a minute. Seemed to do the trick.

I find if I do my Bicep work as accessories the same day as deadlifts and this includes pull ups. May work or may not work for you

 

[Oldschool]

Congrats on the PR

I had similar bicep pain actually last year.

I was working biceps too close to DL and it was fucking me up
Turns out repping 135 on straight bar is a bad idea before a DL session lol.

I've totally stopped training biceps since then
Zero pain,
TBH, I dont care about biceps anyways lol

Biceps are overrated. LMFAO

 

[Oldschool]

Thanks! Didn't really do anything differently besides avoiding pull ups for a minute. Seemed to do the trick.

Just my opinion but I’d never do another pull up if I were you. Plenty other excercises out there. Your body is talking to you.

 

[Blange89]

Just my opinion but I’d never do another pull up if I were you. Plenty other excercises out there. Your body is talking to you.

I was actually considering that. What's your preference In place of pull ups?

 

[Oldschool]

I was actually considering that. What's your preference In place of pull ups?

High pulley face pulls maybe. I can do lat pull downs fine but pull ups hurt like hell. I like to deadlift or rack pull as my power movement on back day. Then accessories are Meadows Rows, lying incline bench dumbbell rows. Banded dumbbell pullovers are an awesome excercises I’ve discovered recently also.

I am missing a bicep on my left arm but only excercise that bothers my arm is pull ups. Just my experience.

 

[Blange89]

High pulley face pulls maybe. I can do lat pull downs fine but pull ups hurt like hell. I like to deadlift or rack pull as my power movement on back day. Then accessories are Meadows Rows, lying incline bench dumbbell rows. Banded dumbbell pullovers are an awesome excercises I’ve discovered recently also.

I am missing a bicep on my left arm but only excercise that bothers my arm is pull ups. Just my experience.

Cool thanks! I'll have to check out meadows rows, never heard of them. Right now pendlay is my main rowing exercise.

 

[Oldschool]

Cool thanks! I'll have to check out meadows rows, never heard of them. Right now pendlay is my main rowing exercise.

I really like the banded dumbbell pullovers. Band makes all the difference.

 

[KingCahoot3627]

I really like the banded dumbbell pullovers. Band makes all the difference.

Interesting. Where do u attach the band? Directly below your head or a few feet out almost in line with when ur in full extension overhead?

 

[Blange89]

Interesting. Where do u attach the band? Directly below your head or a few feet out almost in line with when ur in full extension overhead?

Was wondering that myself. I was thinking I could hook it to the bar in my rack.

 

[Blange89]

Speaking of this, where do you get your bands from?

 

[TideGear]

Interesting. Where do u attach the band? Directly below your head or a few feet out almost in line with when ur in full extension overhead?

Attach the band to the dumbbell rack. He's right, the band is great for pullover .

 

[TideGear]

Speaking of this, where do you get your bands from?

I got the mountain dog pack from elitefts.com

 

[TideGear]

Interesting. Where do u attach the band? Directly below your head or a few feet out almost in line with when ur in full extension overhead?

A few feet behind you. You'll have to play around with it until you find the tension you like.

 

[Oldschool]

A few feet behind you. You'll have to play around with it until you find the tension you like.

TG telling it how it is. Beat me too it. Lol

 

[Oldschool]

@Blange89

Feeling out the band placement is kinda personal but I just wrap it around my squat rack.
Same kinda thing goes with that Meadows Row. Move your feet further behind your grip to hit high lats. In front more for lower lats. Google Meadows three favorite back movements. Nice short video about it. Killer kettle bell row that looks cool also but I don’t have any so haven’t tried that movement yet.

 

[Fryguy]

I loop it at the bottom of the DB rack. If I have a partner with me I just have them loop it on their leg and step back until there is tension. Definitely my favorite lat exercise.

Glad your pain free. I get tennis elbow bad from low bar squats and gripping the bar too tight. Ice massage always helps me.

 

[Worf]

I was actually considering that. What's your preference In place of pull ups?

Do chins bother the bicep? Do you squat low bar?

Using specialty bars for squats has help my bicep and shoulder pain a lot

 

[Blange89]

Do chins bother the bicep? Do you squat low bar?

Using specialty bars for squats has help my bicep and shoulder pain a lot

Haven't done chins in a while so not sure, but I do low bar squat.

I've always interested in a ssb.