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The Art of Triples
By Vinny Dizenzo
For www.EliteFTS.com
Triples in the shirt is hands down the best exercise to increase your bench. What sucks is that they are hard as shit to master. They need to be completed on one breath. I don’t know how many times I have told lifters to do this exercise. But what I usually hear from the lifter is, “why?” Because I ****ing said so, that is why!
I learned this technique from Bill Crawford and Sebastian Burns. I never imagined in my wildest dreams asking Bill Crawford “why”. When I trained with Bill, you did what he said and that was it.
I think that’s why I made so much progress while training with the MM. Nowadays, lifters need to open their ears and shut their mouths. There are too many experts out there and not enough guys who just want to smash fucking weights!
Now, I will graciously answer the “why” for you over analytical, personal trainer types.
Doing triples in the shirt will teach you how to touch light weight. You will touch lighter weight because you will be completely fatigued while holding your breath on the later reps. Don’t tell me you can’t hold your breath for three reps because I am a 5′ 8″ 300+ lbs asthmatic with no cardio, and I can do it.
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