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Thrasher865 said:
I had been doing arms on their own day, so I would do chest, back, legs and then arms. I wound up skipping arms day for about the past month and a half, just figuring that I got enough on the other days. Is this a bad idea? Am I missing out on strength/size gains?

This week, I just did push/pull, so I basically did the same thing, but added bis to back and tris to chest day. I didn't notice any strength loss over the last month and a half.
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Definitely missing on size gains. Strengthwise, as long as you are doing plenty of chins(palms facing in) and rows or pulldowns your biceps will get plenty strong. Same with triceps and bench/press exercises(especially if you vary your grip position/arm angle). Deads and pullups will do plenty for the forearms as well. Will make you "farmer" strong. But you won't get anywhere near the same size gains with out quality reps of ISO movements.
 
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#4,633
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Olympia tonight. Heath is the favorite but rumor has it that Kai Greene is 20 lbs below normal comp weight and that his waist looks great. We shall see.
 
#4,635
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Heath beat Kai by one measly point. I was checking the message boards on TOS and most people were saying Kai should have won. The Weider conspiracies continue.

In this shot they are pretty even, except Heath has better arms, but Kai has far superior lower quads and calves.

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n_huffhines said:
Heath beat Kai by one measly point. I was checking the message boards on TOS and most people were saying Kai should have won. The Weider conspiracies continue.

In this shot they are pretty even, except Heath has better arms, but Kai has far superior lower quads and calves.

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Kai brought his best package, he looked great. UNfortunately in a close match the reigning champ usually wins.
 
#4,637
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My wrist has been sore from bench the past several weeks. What could I be doing wrong?

Should I tighten up my grip to support my wrist better? I feel sometimes like I may be relaxing my grip too much, and just forcing the bar up with my palm/wrist.
 
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Thrasher865 said:
My wrist has been sore from bench the past several weeks. What could I be doing wrong?

Should I tighten up my grip to support my wrist better? I feel sometimes like I may be relaxing my grip too much, and just forcing the bar up with my palm/wrist.
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Do you make sure your forearms stay directly under the bar? If the bar is riding too high in the hands it will cause rollback, which can injure the wrist.
This is the first link that came up on a google image search, but it illustrates what I'm talking about.(top picture)
How You Can Avoid Wrist Pain From the Bench Press | StrongLifts.com

Also, if you work a desk job or use a mouse for long hours of the day lifting can aggrivate that area. I get it like crazy with barbell curls.
 
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pinfish09 said:
Do you make sure your forearms stay directly under the bar? If the bar is riding too high in the hands it will cause rollback, which can injure the wrist.
This is the first link that came up on a google image search, but it illustrates what I'm talking about.(top picture)
How You Can Avoid Wrist Pain From the Bench Press | StrongLifts.com

Also, if you work a desk job or use a mouse for long hours of the day lifting can aggrivate that area. I get it like crazy with barbell curls.
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I have tried the past couple weeks to make sure my wrist is in line with the bar, but I'll try harder. Maybe I do need a tighter grip. It probably rolls back in my hand after I quit paying attention.
 
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