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So I read the post "So you want to start lifting? Great!"

Xkmaf2018X
Posts: 97 Member
Which was actually very useful.
I know how to perform all the compound movements mentioned in this post but if I have no bench whats the alternative to a bench press?
I'm literally starting back from beginning so these movements are perfect for me.
I know how to perform all the compound movements mentioned in this post but if I have no bench whats the alternative to a bench press?
I'm literally starting back from beginning so these movements are perfect for me.
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Have you tried a floor press? Pretty much the same thing, just on the floor ^_^1
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Or lay on a coffee table and use dumbbells1
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Exercise ball2
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Floor press was used for centuries before the recent popularity of bench press.
I would consider OHP or variation of it as well.1 -
Xkmaf2018X wrote: »Which was actually very useful.
I know how to perform all the compound movements mentioned in this post but if I have no bench whats the alternative to a bench press?
I'm literally starting back from beginning so these movements are perfect for me.
push-ups from different angles?1 -
I lie on the floor or stability ball and use DB. Someone lies under an old coffee table and uses the table as the rack.1
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