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elbows shaking when bench
Hello Coach Rip,
Is elbows shaking when bench the workset a common phenomenon or is there something wrong with me? I read the book and know that some of my muscles are relaxing instead of stablizing the elbows.
I am wondering if there are any cues to help me on this.
Thanks.
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It's not a horribly uncommon problem, but I can't tell you what causes it. It is a tremor that affects primarily upper-body exercises, or at least that's where it is the most apparent, and it seems to be a central nervous system of some people. I've seen it in lots of people, I have absolutely no idea what you can do about, and I don't know that it is worth worrying about.
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Well I have been stalling for awhile on my bench while other lifts are going up. I thought shaking elbows resulted from bad forms have something to do with my plateau. But I guess it is not a bad form that is causing it?
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If it's only during the workset, then it's not a big deal. You might have weak shoulders or humeral stabilizers.Originally Posted by josephjung
Just focus on getting very strong on the overhead press and this problem should go away.
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Except that it doesn't always go away. Sometimes it's neurological and doesn't go away with training.
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It occasionally happens to me on the last set or two of a volume workout. I've always just figured it's due to fatigue. Trying to pull the bar apart really hard helps stabilize things, but it doesn't make the shaking completely stop.
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i have noticed this today.
it really doesnt affect my training (ive still made linear progression) but it always sketches my spotter out.
maybe because the hands are attached to a movable object (the bar) while the feet are attached to the earth. even though i feel my feet moving when squatting in my chucks it is much less distracting than the trembling in my arms during bench press
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