Bench press bad for athletes?

Bench press bad for athletes?

Author: Dr. Leland Stillman & Jim Laird September 5, 2024 Duration: 20:50

Bench press bad for athletes.?

Question taken from min 31:00 of this interview
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00:07 Bench press impact on athletes.

02:54 Athletes should avoid slow grinding and heavy bench presses.

05:00 Heavy arching in bench press may lead to limited movement options and potential injury risk for athletes.

07:23 Bench pressing without proper shoulder blade posture can lead to injuries.

09:40 Proper form crucial for bench press safety.

11:40 Athletes should focus on shoulder mobility for bench press.

13:38 Proper bench press technique for athletes.

16:24 Supporting local charities and promoting outdoor activities.

18:27 Dr. Stillman explains Optim Wellness membership benefits.


Conversations about health can often feel abstract, trapped in textbooks or reduced to rigid protocols. Health, Wellness, and Daily Events breaks that mold entirely. Here, Dr. Leland Stillman and strength coach Jim Laird ground their expertise in the real world, using current events and everyday scenarios as a lens to examine well-being. Their dialogue is less a lecture and more a practical, often meandering exploration of how principles of fitness, nutrition, and mental resilience apply to the news of the day or the simple challenges of modern living. You’ll hear them dissect how stress from a headline might impact sleep, or how a common social trend relates to metabolic health, always weaving together physiological science with actionable conditioning advice. This podcast thrives on the spontaneous chemistry between Stillman’s medical perspective and Laird’s practical coaching experience, making complex topics accessible and immediately relevant. The result is a consistently engaging resource for anyone looking to move beyond generic advice and build a more robust, adaptable approach to their own health, understanding that true wellness isn’t separate from the flow of daily life but deeply integrated within it.
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