Bench Day

Well it is Monday again and guess what - every guy in the gym today did bench press. I am not exaggerating nearly everyone I seen was performing bench at some point. Add to that the incline press, the shoulder presses and general lack of pulling movements, then no wonder most of these guys are hunched forward and have poor posture. Of course they sit at their desks all day working it is a clear recipe for disaster.

Now I have to confess I also worked up to a max effort bench press today, however I also included chest supported rows, rear delt flyes and face pulls. I am constantly at my desk these days writing up papers and thus have to pay extra attention to my posture.

Remember we could all do with including more pulling exercises into our routines in order to help improve our posture and decrease the risk of injury.