For this week's "Thursday Throwback" I have selected an article that I originally wrote for Planet Muscle Magazine around 15 years ago. What is interesting is that the article as I wrote it for PM was essentially a "redux" of an article I wrote in the late '90s for MuscleMag International when I competed regularly in powerlifting - and bench press-only - competitions. Jeff Everson - the publisher and editor of Planet Muscle - actually sent me a "clipping" of my original MuscleMag article, and asked me if I could re-write it, and make enough changes that it was different from my original (and therefore wouldn't violate any copyright laws). And the funny thing - for me, at least - is that I could hardly even remember writing that original article. Anyway, the article itself as it appeared in PM is still great, I think (I am a little prejudice since I did write the thing), for anyone that is looking to build his/her bench press but...
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