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2 Tips To Add 100 lbs To Your Bench Press!
Ok, 100 lbs isn't guaranteed! But these two cues certainly helped me go from a 730 lb bench in April, to an 820 lb bench in September, and handling more in training!The first being an adjustment in set up. Since you become restricted by the bench shirt, I found it extremely advantageous to take a top down approachWhat I mean by that is after I'm fully set, to actually crawl my shoulders down towards my hips after the fact. So I'm setting my shoulders last which is the opposite of what I teach to raw lifters.This helped me work around...
Gain More Control In The Bench!
Lowering the bar very slowly in the bench press is necessarily a huge issue. I'd rather an athlete stay under control of a bar rather than sacrifice control for speedHowever, lowering super slowly isn't necessarily optimal either. It creates more time under tension with the bar, and can lead to unnecessary burnoutIf you're someone who lowers the bar extremely slow, how can we pick up the pace?Create more control and engagement through the back!I share a few drills, exercises, and techniques to help with this✅ We specialize in helping our lifters simplify their lifting. See continuous progress and remain injury...
Fix Bent Wrist In The Bench Press For Good!
"Cut that thumb meat in half!" Most lifters in reality place the bar too high in their hands. Bar placement can't be achieved by simply grabbing the bar. It often baffles me how many lifters forgo using chalk on the bench press!A good grip and placement requires you to DIG into that bar! It's the only way you'll get the desired placement. You actually have to create indentation in your hand meat Check out this video to see exactly how low to go! Its lower than you may think! It will require getting used to.Bent wrist is an issue wrist wraps will not fix....
FIXING Tucked Elbows In The Bench Press
Tucking your elbows too much in the bench press IS an issue. These elbows tucked cues originated with equipped lifting but is a mistake for a raw lifter to adoptIn equipped lifting you want to tuck because the material is taking the weight, in raw lifting you need to always remain with stacked joints and load the backMeaning you always want your wrists over your elbows and your forearms pointed where you want to throw the barI find most struggle with this because they overuse the "bend the bar" cue without using their back to do soWhat I recommend...
Best Leg Drive Cue To Increase Your Bench Press!
A common issue I see with leg drive is an athlete reaching up to the bar using their legs, and not their chestDoing this will cause you to bridge off the bench and often lose contact with your hips Instead...Push back with your legs and reach with your chest! You should actively try to lift your sternum to the bar as your legs continue to push backDoing this will keep your position, maintain your back tightness, and keep your hips from lifting up!✅ We specialize in helping our lifters simplify their lifting. See continuous progress and remain injury free! Let...