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Assessing Leg Drive
This is an example of how I like to assess leg drive. I will put my arms behind an athlete and tell them to push hard into my arms. If I dont feel any force, they are typically bridging off the floor and arent pushing back. If I can feel force, then you know they are executing leg drive wellI teach my lifters to push horizontal back on the bench because you will get a great force transfer into the bar that way since that's where we are pressing the bar, plus you will have great hip controlš Haven't seen...
A Lesson In Leg Drive
Coach Ben is at the white board for another bench press lesson. This time we are talking leg drive and the difference between horizontal leg drive and vertical leg drive
Big Benchas Bar Grip Tip
How you position your hands is a huge deal on the bench. That is your connection to the bar. You could have the best set up and leg drive in the world but if your wrists are about to snap back into a million pieces then you're never going to be able to express your true strength.
Creating Lat Tightness On Take Out
Most lifters pay great attention to leg drive and tightness to the bar when taking the bar out of the rack which is great! However there is still a huge missing piece of the puzzle!
Shoulder To Hip Lat Activation Cue
The lats play a huge role in taking the bar out effectively to bench. This blog shows you how to master that concept!