The Bench Press Prescription
Jonathon Sullivan, MD, PhD, SSC discusses why and how the bench press meets the requirements of the exercise prescription for healthy aging.
The exercises in The Barbell Prescription are chosen not just for their ability to train the most muscle over the longest range of motion to produce the most strength, but also for their ability to satisfy the exercise medicine criteria of safety, dosing range, completeness, specificity and effectiveness, simplicity, and efficiency. Sully explains how the bench press meets these criteria beautifully, making it part of a comprehensive Exercise Medicine Prescription for adults in their 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond. The bench builds huge upper body strength, increases muscle mass, promotes insulin sensitivity, builds bone, and can be performed by almost anybody.
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by Jonathon Sullivan
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• The Bench Press | Safety
• Thumbless Grip for the Compleate Idiote
• Barbell Safety Guide
• Barbell Safety Guide
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