pec and tricep stretches

Shelby · Jan 20, 2010

Some guys were asking to see how I stretch pecs and triceps so here are some videos from today.

My parnter doing the pec stretch (I do it very similar, but hold the bells a bit closer to my body):
YouTube - Video 2

tricep stretch (note my feet aren't touching the ground) this one stretches the shoulders nicely as well. try to tuck your elbows and point them towards the ceiling.
YouTube - Video 4

and some training:
my partner hitting a great set of neutral grip pulldowns:
YouTube - Video 5

me hitting some chest, and then shoulders (wow I make some odd faces)
YouTube - Video 1
YouTube - Video 3

betito · Jan 21, 2010

The paralel bar dip stretch gives me hell of a chest stretch, your chest must be realy sore after doing two stretches that hit chest that much . I don´t know if it makes sense but I always felt that doing the paralel bar dip stretch with a heavy dumbell could increase your flexibility to the point of preventing pec tears...

betito · Jan 21, 2010

I must add that my lats grew two inches just from seing your partner training... NASTY SET!

IRON37 · Jan 21, 2010

I like your idea for tri stretching. I always try to do the overhead extension version but its hard to get the right feel. haha everytime I would do a pec stretch similar to yours but flat bench people would ask me if I needed a spot or probly looked at me wierd.

kscowboy · Jan 21, 2010

Enjoyable as always big man.

Yeah you make some nasty faces in all your videos. LOL

SmallTownIron · Jan 21, 2010

Shelby said:
(wow I make some odd faces)

There are two things that make Shelby unquie, the glasses and the facial expressions..lol

kmasterflex · Jan 21, 2010

hey shelby do you ever use dumbbells or barbell work for chest or do you only use machines for your chest

bigbufj · Jan 21, 2010

Nice videos Shelby.

greekfreak · Jan 21, 2010

Thanks

THanks shelby keep posting the videos man. Great inspiration

big nasty · Jan 21, 2010

What kind of shoes are you wearing in those vids, Shelby? They look super comfy...

bruno85 · Jan 21, 2010

Very nice Shelby! I'm on my way to the gym right now and I am going to try that dip stretch out.

Great work on those shoulder presses! On a few of those reps I thought for sure you were done because the weight basically stopped and even started dropping, but you grinded it up. Do you find limited the range of motion at the top with overheads is easier on your shoulder? That seems like a good idea as opposed to locking it out. I may have to try that as well.

Thanks

qbkilla · Jan 21, 2010

More awesome videos bro. Does that stretch for the chest irratate your pec at all? I believe you said you had a pec injury in the past. I had a very bad strain of my pec minor and id be a little scared to try that myself.

For shoulder press, i noticed you dont push the handles up as I do. Do you feel the ROM you demonstrated is the optimal ROM for delt exercises as far as growth and not causing the potential for injury?

Thanks bro, always look forward to your videos!

Shelby · Jan 21, 2010

kmasterflex said:
hey shelby do you ever use dumbbells or barbell work for chest or do you only use machines for your chest

Just machines. I have trouble stabilizing free weights with my pec and shoulder issues.

big nasty said:
What kind of shoes are you wearing in those vids, Shelby? They look super comfy...

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bruno85 said:
Do you find limited the range of motion at the top with overheads is easier on your shoulder? That seems like a good idea as opposed to locking it out. I may have to try that as well.

Thanks

I limit the ROM to just the "sweet spot" where it's primarily delts doing the work. Any higher recruits the triceps a lot, and also bugs my shoulders.

qbkilla said:
More awesome videos bro. Does that stretch for the chest irratate your pec at all? I believe you said you had a pec injury in the past. I had a very bad strain of my pec minor and id be a little scared to try that myself.

The chest stretch doesn't bother my pecs as long as I keep the bells close to my body. If I open up into it too much, my pec rupture might become a pec tear.

Thanks guys.