BENCH PRESS FOR POWERLIFTING VS BODYBUILDING (ARE THEY THE SAME?) | MIKE VAN WYCK 

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I power lifted for years… that wide grip “power lift” benching killed my shoulders. Ur way “bodybuilding bench” is a shoulder saver as well ! Love the material big Mike !

Short video, but 100 % correct.

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It's unbelievable the simplicity in the concepts you mention and teach, i have learn't so much from your videos and apply a lot of it to my training. As a big guy it's hard to find guy who understand what its like and to learn new thing that would help me improve as well as shedding new light into some of the simplest things. Thanks so much for the content, hands down one of the best people fitness wise in the world right now 🤙👌👌

Finally. I get it. Man, I hope buddies see this and can get legit pamps on chest focus days now. God Bless you Mike. Stay wycked everyone

You give solid advise!

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Huge thanks for explaining the difference man, definitely going to switch to the bodybuilding (close grip) style from here on. 👌

Strong content. As an advanced lifter I still find myself learning things from Mikes vids.

Thanks Mike for all you do. I'm new to building and want to build good habbits and the info you share is huge for me! Especially the mental aspect - Im no longer worried about PRs or if I use barbells or not. Also how do I get some of your Wycked merch for myself?

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Fucking awesome as always man!!! I'm going to work on this tonight. Thank you for all the knowledge mike!!!!

Mike Love the content your giving, just wanted to know if most your info and technique more toward guys on Gear or Naturals .. meaning can the stuff you put out work for natural lifters .. thanks mr myles .. keep up the good content.

Mike what do you think about cable flys for chest? Can you make a video on with your thoughts on this thanks man

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Powerlifting is about lifting a certain number in a bench press. Bodybuilding bench press is all about a bigger chest and feeling the chest working.

Mike i did thoes tips teach on that short For triceps (on instagram) Man o man,after that i did the second exercise and burn like hell

I went in for a spine surgery to fix 5 her later discs and they may have fucked me up to the point that I can't lift heavy ever again I was expecting to come out with stronger spine now I'm 25 percent of what i use to have pre surgery how fucked is that

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I get the difference in arch and hand width for bench, but I don't understand the "expand the chest" for powerlifting vs "lift the chest" for bodybuilding? I took a screenshot of each style when you were in the bottom position, and it looks like the elbow is significantly lower than the shoulder with the bodybuilding technique than with the powerlifting one; would you say that is accurate? I've always thought that "lifted, spread chest with shoulders back and down" was the "correct" foundation for chest and back work, so I'd really appreciate your perspective on how to frame this. Your content rocks, keep up the great work!

People keep assuming "flat bb bench" is the wide grip, super arched powerlifting competition form for some reason. No one is stopping you from taking a natural arch and using a comfortable grip. The pecs bring your elbows in towards the torso. A wide grip fixed on a barbell doesn't do that.

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I'd be cool to see Mike on ink master getting tatted. It looks like he has some inkable open canvas on his quads.

Funny you had a short video like this explaining why powerbuilding doesn't make sense a year before that became a hot topic to debate.

I kind of blame Ronnie for the Powerbuilding craze. Suddenly people were trying to shift powerlifting poundage's and rep ranges, with bodybuilding volumes and frequencies, and it's just a shit-show that ensures you inhabit a no-man's land of physiological conflict and lanes not stayed in.

The "other" (lifetime natural cough cough) Mike is not going to be happy about this LOL

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Other than the narrower grip I’m not sure I understand the difference.

Good points on the contrast, but (in my opinion) not entirely spot on. Go watch how James Strickland aka Swimhack benches. Looks very similar to how you explain the bodybuilding bench. A lot of the guys that can bench over 500 raw seem to use a technique closer to that bodybuilding bench. I think the bigger issue is powerlifting took Westside Barbells style of benching which is wide grip elbows flared, but that style was developed for benching in supportive gear. Again, just my opinion. I could be wrong 🤷🏻‍♂️

1:54 this man is an absolute HOUSE but still uses collars to bench 95lbs. Legend!

Main reason I don't want to workout at Pure - seeing a video of Mike making fun of me in the next video. No one is safe from this guy. lol

Bend the elbow? What the heck, I'll give it a shot. Mike's been right about pretty much everything else. Drive on and remember: Consistency over Time!

should i do a little pause at the bottom of the press? end if so, what kind? should i kind of bounce it, keep it in one place or let it rest on my chest? thanks

Make good sense. I tell guys all the time if your not power lifting, bring your arms in and don't go so damn wide lol.but hey

Sir Plese Make a Video on if someone have in past Slip Disk injury in lower back and Recover 80 percent Then how to build a back muscle which exercise we should do and avoid

99% of powerlifters look like chicken biscuits, I wonder why? oh wait they do 3 exercises... lmao no thanks

ARNOLD, FRANCO, RONNIE ALL STARTED OFF AS POWERLIFTERS....JUST SAYING........

Yea fitness is a total clown show at this point. All ego and insecurities being worked in the gyms now. It's all just for the look with little work as possible. Also can't forget you have to make it a fashion show as well sense everyone thinks there a Instagram model or a TikTok twat