EQUIPPED BENCH TIP FINESSE THE TOUCH
FINESSE THE TOUCH
Equipped benching is a sport of finesse. In a game where inches matter and a bad groove can cost you your lift it’s important to try to work with finesse.
When you try to power through the movement when you shirt locks up and you’re struggling to touch that’s where a bunch of bad things happen. Oftentimes the shoulders will roll forward the head lifts off the bench and our arch starts to collapse. All of these just increase the risk of injury without helping you actually touch, you’re just losing position.
When the shirt starts to lock up on the descent it’s important to stay patient and allow the chest plate to load until it locks up 🔐. From there we can begin to tuck to the touch point. You want to land the bar like you’d land a plane on a runway. From there you can flare back and finish the movement.
Next time you’re in a shirt remember finesse the touch, don’t force the touch. Don’t fall into the trap of forcing the bar and trying to dump touch in order to complete the press.
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