Sling - Shot

got mine today! i benched yesterday but i had to go try it out. been having baaaaad tendonitis in my shoulders and havent gone above 225 in the last 6-8 weeks. warmed up and threw it on. 135 had to pull it down to touch, 185 same thing, 225 touched , 245 touched.....didnt go heavier as i benched yesterday but it def. does work. still a bit of pain in my right shoulder but i think thats cuz i did bench and some overhead pressing yesterday. id say shes a gooder.....looking forward to the maddog version. i got mine from silverbackpl.com

slingshot training update....so i hadnt used the slingshot because my shoulder was just f'n wrecked.....tried it out again yesterday (shoulder pain nearly gone) and i hit floor presses...315 for 2, 225 for 15 and a burnout of 135x40.....before yesterday i hadnt pressed over 245 in the last 3-4 months!! no shoulder pain today and my chest/tri's feel destroyed!

Getting more interested in this thing.

Nice .

I know you’re a fairly tall guy ( 6'4 ) so how does that come into play ? What size did you go with ?

I'm 6'1 and like you have shoulder issues. Without training very serious since September I've been focused on my bench. Putting up 315 raw and then hitting 400 with the sling shot has really helped me overload. I don't know if this is normal ,maybe it's because my shoulders are so much weaker than my shoulders as it completely takes them out of the lift.

im using the 2xl....but its a bit small for me...the 3xl would probably work better as i have to pull the bar to touch....but that does kind of help me transition into shirted benching in the next 6-12 months.....shoulders are sore today but likely from the 40 rep burnout i did.....

Is the purpose of this to continue to use as an "aid" or is it training you in specific form and eventually you dont use it but still maintain the gains from it ?

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Originally Posted by Talo

I love it and so do the guys I train with. With my shoulder being injured for the past few months my bench has been shit - 250 hurt ! Put the sling shot on and bang out 330 easy. It takes the shoulders right out of the exercise.

When I was healthy 365 was my max ( raw ) and 405 with the Sling-shot.

Another example is Mike, he is up to 380 raw now , puts the sling shot on and hits 450. Then he can put his bench shirt on and bang out 535.

It's not exactly like wearing a shirt , but very similar. Well worth the investment.

I picked mine up here

http://silverbackpl.com/index.php?ma...ace42151e1c488

:)

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I will continue to use it as long as I want to lift heavier than I can raw. It helps overload the system .

Just ordered mine tonight. Hopefully it arrives this wk. Looking forward to using it.

Right on . Let us know how you like it .

I have the bench press strength of a 7 year old girl so hopefully this helps out.