Good Chest Hypertrophy exercise that doesn't involve rull ROM pressing

[smeyers]

Hey guys, curious to know if anyone could recommned a good exercise for the pecs that doesn't involve full ROM pressing. My shoulders are pretty beat up, so I'm trying to only do full ROM bench every once and a while.

Looking at different EMG , it seems as if the chest is most invovled in the bottom portion of the bench, up till the midway point,........however that also put one's poor shoulders in a precarious position. However I haven't seen anything that compares to that portion of the bench with any other exercise,....however I could be missing something, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[MANWHORE]

do heavy partials at the top of the movement .. 6" 4" whatever feels good .. I was doing them for a while about 3" from top with alot heavier than i could full range and my chest would kill me next day .. EVen used them when shoulder was acting up and never any problems ...

[smeyers]

Hmmm interesting. Yeah I was sort of wondering about that. If the increase in weight would hit the fibers well enough to negate the fact that your not going full ROM,......guess I know my answer now, cool. Thanks for the tip

[Thickneck]

Flat bench kills my shoulder joints,I've been doing incline smith presses which don't bother my shoulders at all. Give it a shot. It keeps the reps smooth. I also do shoulder presses on there.

[Meathead74]

Floor presses are awesome.

Meathead

[Bob Smith]

Originally Posted by Thickneck

Flat bench kills my shoulder joints,I've been doing incline smith presses which don't bother my shoulders at all. Give it a shot. It keeps the reps smooth. I also do shoulder presses on there.

I woudnt use a Smith machine for anything other than a towel rack.

A lot of shoulder pain from benching comes from using a bar. Many people, when they switch to dbells, experience a great relief of pain and discomfort. Something to consider.

[Girth]

Dbells have almost always solved the problem for those I've seen with shoulder probs.

As an aside.....who cares about your chest size? Work on your legs and back, that's where strength is made. Besides, the larger your chest, the higher you center of gravity. Thus, the less stable you are. And how many times do you actually find yourself in a position in which all you push with is your upper body? Unless trapped under the rubble of a crumbling building, you can bet you will be using your legs or back to move yourself or something.