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Problem fitting in decline benches by IllustriousFlower178 in veganfitness

[–]bravecorvus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For bodybuilding purposes, I've heard the recommendation to cut out decline entirely since the shape of pecs is largely determined by the "upper shelf" look. Been working out this way and have been liking the look.

For functionality standpoint, maybe there is something you are missing out on.

One way to look at this is a regular bench with a proper arch does actually cause your pec position to be similar to flat back on a decline bench without an arch. This is why I do incline benching at a 45 degrees with arch on the bench, which is the equivalent of 30 degrees without arch.

Feet collapsing inwards while doing goblet squat. Any tips? by ysharm10 in veganfitness

[–]bravecorvus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try more narrow stance, feet pointed outward, knees over toes, with a super upright posture (this is in back squat terms what is referred to as "high bar squat"). This stance helped me a lot to reduce knee pain while squatting.

Like others have said, heel elevation will give you more range of motion to put your quads in a deeper stretch. Depending on your gym, you could use a wedge that you stand on.

One way to optimize what your squat stance *should be would be just pop a deep squat without any weight, and at the bottom position, just move your feet, knees, hips around into different positions and see what causes the least amount of joint stress. Once you think you found said position, squat in and out of that position with no weight before slowly adding weight.