I heard no cons

What if elbow hurts when you just warm up with a light weight?

Well said thanks for the tip

Bro i tried this and for the first time i finally felt my back working

Where’s ur chin bruh

Do these work for overhead press too?

I slip down the bench no matter what I do. Is there a foot position that helps prevent this? Thanks!

Great for building maximum tension specifically by irradiation heightening motor recruitment.

I feel it way too much in my shoulders and I need to get more of that weight onto my back

Thankssss

Gonna try this thank you

bamboo bar is a nice cue

NICE !!!

If my one rep max is 260 is a heavy hold of 315 good for me?

Just dropped 255 on my chest from max extension. Definitely using chalk from now on

Thanks man 💪🏼

Thanks for the tips trying out monolitft for bench. I like how you are already out in position which is great for a solo lifter. Can't dial in the perfect unrack because mine doesn't have Westside spacing that high and it is harder to stay tight in the upper body without being able to leverage against the bar like I'm used to. Still I feel stronger using this method with 1rm but multiple reps lockout feels harder

I don’t know how to feel the tenseness, I bench 205 max and just holding on to 295 for 30 seconds

How about training bench once a week but train chest three times a week doing only two chest exersizes on those days it got me stronger than benching multiple times a week i also rotate variation every three weeks i also do incline bench and decline bench

I did this 35 years ago when I owned a power lifting gym in the Midwest. I would hold as long as I could and aim for 30 seconds. It works

Elbow need below shoulder for new rules

I've always tuck my elbows. I have been benching for 45 years and have done 405 for reps and have never had an injury.

Good video! I tore my ACL and meniscus 8 years ago, and it didn’t occur to me until today while filming a set of my bench press that my stance is completely uneven and off kilter. I noticed that the foot on the side of my “good “knee is a solid 6 inches further back than my “bad “knee. It’s very odd because mentally, this feels completely even and is apparently the way I’ve been benching for years. I had to place dumbbells on the floor beside the bench to give myself a physical reference point to ensure my heels were placed symmetrically on both sides….. so now here I am making sure that if I’m going to revamp my foot position, I’m at least doing it correctly 😂

I was doing just outside shoulder width, and it was good. For some reason, my right shoulder (still not sure why) hurts in the lowest position. Recently, I tried to widen my grip, and it feels much, much better on my right shoulder. Thus far I have only done this on my inclined bench, but I will try this for my flat bench too.

NICE !!!

Already hit it

Thank you for posting this. I think I'm not getting it right it seems like a calf stretch.

i guess i dont understand the arch or leg drive deal. growing up i was taught that building raw power was to put your feet up on the bench to isolate the push. sure, you wouldnt train like this all the time but it kept a neutral spine. every other movement we train to keep a neutral spine, yet i see with bench we want to arch some with the leg drive. changing the angle of your chest essentially putting you in a decline bench on a flat bench. i dont mean disrespect by saying this but are we learning to actually bench or are we learning to to cheat the moment to simply move more weight while stressing other parts of the body unnecessarily, like the spine.

What a game changer

Great tip! And hear artifacts in the background

Been trying to learn about engaging my lats + this video explains it very well with the arm pit thing 💪

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This video was pretty much made for me. I have this exact problem. 😢

Saved my wrist just now thanks bro

I did 😂

Great advice. Thank you. It’s funny but it’s so easy once you explain it. I hate lifting light for volume. But maybe it’s time I start. I hate being in pain.

this fixed my grip, thank you!

I am 67"" tall with a 67" reach quite average even build. I am 65 yrs old and can incline bench knurl@smooth grip 170lbs x 5. I feel like I am best and stronger with this narrow grip.. what grip should I use ?

My only shoulder work Bench Press

Bro that was game changing

It's because your driving force is now under the bar, it's a great tip and game changer.

Hi Big Benchas! Would it make sense (for the strength increase on the bench press) to do the close grip bench press with the 1-2s break on the chest (the negative part of the movement)? Thanks!

Its embarrassing but it had tsken me years to get my set up like yours..It takes more off your stroke & more importantly for as you said, stability & the weight flew ..I literally had a 25 lb PR in that meet..

It's always been the way I've looked at it no matter what milestone I've been at.. Brilliant advice

Thank you!!!!

Still not working, I’m not able to get the leg drive I get with lifting my butt or the bench please help, I push feet into the floor for my leg drive, how do I get that force without taking my butt off the bench??higher arch?

I find for some reason that im way stronger from a pause, i just cant seem to generate the same synchronised power from a touch and go.. not sure what im doing wrong

Gold.

Its coming again/ geared lifting. Mostly thru bandshirts ( F8, Overkill & also mighty Inzer ). So whats your opinion on bandshirts? Ever tried the Forell F8 or the Overkill Reaoer!

I'm watching in 2024, desperately seeking an end to a year long plateau.