THESE LIFTS MIGHT BE HINDERING YOUR PROGRESS | MIKE VAN WYCK 

I’m 100% with you on abolishing bar bell press. I had 165kg presses at 82kg but now need 2 shoulder reversal opps after years of pressing. Dumbbell’s are the way forward.

"He didn't bring up barbell squats but I pretty much know it's an honorable mention."

I learn something new every-time. Thumbs up.

Mike, you're right in at least 98% of what you are saying once again. Deadlifts are definetly the dumbest thing ever in my eyes. I still do them but only for the reason that I specifically do them for my errectors only. I do them very slow and very light and my errectors burn like Napalm when I do 25pounds on each side.

I’m 57 and been training all my life an’ all I have to say is: you’re spot on Mike!! Listen to the doctor kids 💪🏻

Mike thanks for putting all of this on you tube it’s helped me alot

When I was young after I threw away the Arnold weightlifting book well put on the shelf and started working out with other dudes and friends all those we did and someone always had injuries I'm glad you touched on those lifts and alternatives you the man big dog

Thanks for confirming, I don't like doing bb bench press cause of my rib cage being caved in. Appreciate your realistic viewpoints.

I’ve been dying for a mass building back workout

Very interesting point of view in regards to the Flat and Incline Bench. Def going to consider this going forward

Great as usual!

Very informative that’s why I keep watching great content no bullshit.

I agree! I didn’t think I would, but I do👍

Decline barbell press got my left shoulder 10 years ago. 😂

I agree with you I put rack pulls at the end of my back workout as a finisher so I can do lightweight with good technique

Proper deadlift form is antithetical to back growth. Like Mike said, you don't want to contract your back on a deadlift, you want to stay rounded and keep your arms as long as possible. Do RDLs for all the benefits for hams and glutes, and do rows for your back. Pretty simple.

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Looking fit Mike!! Those lbs you’re shedding are paying off

Listening to your tips on positioning on press movements automatically abolished barbell bench press for me: I never feel good in my joints and can't feel enough tension at the bottom part of the lift.

binge watching your videos, even random 2+ year old ones, keep injuring myself, this time my shoulders (top area), i think its the same machine (seated chest press [both seated and flat]/and the incline one], I think i was doing too much weight after taking 2 weeks off. Most of your videos suggest lowering the weights more, so i will do that when i can, love this channel and Dr Mike Isr. (yours is more "how to do" with comedy) Please keep it up, its useful as h3ll !!!

Can you do more vids on free weights and how you perform those movements? Common mistakes, etc.

To me, barbell moves are best performed with closer grips that align your joints. I think people take for granted that the bar locks you in and that can really sheer your joints. Bench press and barbell curls being prime examples.

LOL 🤣🤣 respect my bro! Gotta be direct sometimes

RDLs are so much better than DLs.Haven’t deadlifted in years messed my back up 4 years ago and couldn’t lift for a year. Decided to never do it again

Smith machine for me is great as I got injuries from racking and unracking.

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As usual , thank you for a good video Mike. Does this (big enough upper back/shoulders) also apply to natural "body builders"? Or if you are 35+ and want to be in good shape?

Thought for sure barbell rows would be mentioned too in addition to the ones you said.

Just helping the algorithm.

Haven't done any upper body exercises with a bar in many years...the damage was already done but it hasn't gotten worse

This is really good stuff. I just cannot believe hip thrusts did not make the top 3 worst :). Do you even hip thrust bro?

Hey Mike what store do you get your Nike shorts from or website? Thanks from a fan 👊🏻

Said it before and I'll say it again.... Mike is the very best on RU-vid in weight training. No nonsense and tells it like it is. Nothing built of quality is achieved quickly

I never get sick of that intro lol

What about Smith machine incline press?

Free game ! If you apply it ,& throw ya ego out the door 💯

Big Mike I need those shoes big bro!! What are they?

Man you should have dropped a mic after that rant. 🙌

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Would you abolish sumo deadlift too?

First! Hi Bigg Mike!

Mike is right about the barbell bench press being bad. Imo a barbell floor press is good though cause it works the same muscles but eliminates.the beating on the non-muscles of the shoulders. Think of how chest works in real life like a football player blocking someone. Its a floor press motion.

Valid point about deadlifts for sure. Majority of my injuries came from that 😅 still can't help myself because i find it fun to do though

Agree, once The load gets relatively heavy…the barbell OHP caused some minor shoulder pain. Ditched it and my shoulders still grew. Once I was able to do 405 for reps on the deadlift…systemic fatigue was too much and bodybuilding took a hit so I ditched it and everything started to grow! Big Mike is on point with this! ✅

I would add dead-lifts to the list. Sorry I kept watching and you said it.

So true, military shoulder press fucks my shoulders up so bad

Okay but what’s your replacement Mike what do we replace barbell bench press with?

If you perform any of the big 4 with correct technique; leave your ego at the door and don’t train to failure you should be fine. But remember everyone is different,and your last rep at 405 should look like your first rep at 135 if it doesn’t and you’re muscle fucking it up….. guess what you’re probably going to get injured

Better alternatives from flat bench......

Ronnie Coleman is nodding his head YES. I'm 46 and I 100% agree with ALL of these. After 30 years of lifting and training the injuries I've had from these barbell lifts will come back to haunt me at times. It felt good to lift a lot of weight but I feel it now.

I don’t bench. The machine is better and safer

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Coming from a former powerlifting background I’d like to also add barbell shrugs as one of the most useless bastardized exercises ever. Luckily by the time I was 19 and doing 500 for strict sets of 15 I caught on. Complete pain in the ass to load and unload that much weight for just traps. There are tons of other shrug variations alone that do a much better job of building the traps. When I was actually powerlifting I didn’t even do shrugs because I was deadlifting 1 to 2 times a week and my traps grew like weeds. I can also vouch that I’ve seen tons of guys in my gym blow out pecs and tear triceps on bench press, herniate disks from deadlifts, basically everyone ends up with ZERO shoulder mobility and rotator cuff injuries. The worst part is the only people that care about how much you do on these lifts is other dudes and most of them are complete morons that you don’t value their opinions regardless. It’s not worth it guys.

He could’ve honestly just said abolish any barbell lift. That modality has zero part in bodybuilding.

I always feel weird shoulder pain when doing a flat bench , bar shoulder press and everything you mentioned you saved me

man everytime I deadlift the next day my erectors all the way up to my upper back , lats , and traps are very sore..it has to be doing something good…

Who would do rack pulls for the upper back? It's an excercise for hams and glutes.

He's not wrong. How many orthopedic surgeons owe a significant part of their business to ego lifts like the BB bench.

If people didn’t correlate the amount of weight lifted with actual bodybuilding, deadlifts and flat barbell bench would be practically extinct

It's a sound list from a bodybuilding point of view. As you age, you find what works for you. Also, you'll create a series of excesses that work for you through trial and error, e.g., dumbbell bench over Barbell bench, cable fly over dumbbell fly. Today, there is a lot of confusion because of all the information. Compared to when there was word of mouth, magazines, and books. Plus, there are guys making videos on RU-vid training with no top on; they look like it is working for them because they ripped. Aesthetics over wisdom: I'll take wisdom.

Wait bench press is no good?? I was just about to buy a bench press, ...so what do I do instead??

No exercise is bad. Period. We all are different and our bodies are designed to understand things differently than the next guy.

Agree with me or don't disagree with me😉

This guy is a goof talks tough and when someone ask him to take a lunch break he freezes what a goof

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Dead lift most overrated exercise ever.