Thank you so much for your explanation. Soooo many coaches who also produce great content seem to overlook the breathing/bracing part of the bench press.
But in competition, does bench press have limits for reducing range of motion? Or if they don’t, shouldn’t they have it? Because in my opinion, I think it’s really stupid to keep adding advantage when benching. If you can’t control the weight without arching and bellying up, you simply just can’t lift that weight.
I have Hyper Vs but I think I’m going to switch to the Avancus for bench. My logic is I’m 6’3” and the thickness of the sole on the hyper vs effectively lowers the bench height. I think there might be some benefit to being closer to the ground and “shortening the tibias”.
I had the same thing with the 43 v the 42. I wear a US size 10 in regular shoes as well. With the soles in a 43 is perfect but without insoles I had a bit of room that me foot would slide a bit. Then sized down to 42 and it fits perfect
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I can't believe you didn't mention who Adrian Larsen is, the originator and benched 585 lbs raw. He did it that way because he was a polio victim and couldn't use leg drive.
22:11 this has happened to me and yes i did not feel very fatigued during training and i was making so much gains, then I tapered and kinda failed everything really after i finished the protocol. so for lifters that are staying within the sweet spot on the MRV chart, what should be the approach? do i still taper or just test my strength right away?
I'm still in my first year of powerlifting training. The concept of a three week block to peak for a small local meet is absurd. I just train for strength, deload and do 2 short sessions where I do a few singles of my openers and or second attempts (I go for a PR on 3rd attempt in comp)
