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Self Unrack Secret to Benching Alone

Self Unrack Secret to Benching Alone
💥 Self Handoff💥
 
 
 
We can’t always train in an ideal situation. Sometimes that means you’re going to be benching alone without a handoff person to help you takeout the weight.
 
 
 
The takeout phase is where all of effort you put in to your setup can all be wasted. You want to maintain the pinch and tuck of the upper back and scapula while also keeping the hip tension you created setting up.
 

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Fix These Common Board Press Mistakes!

Fix These Common Board Press Mistakes!
💥 Board Press Mistakes 💥
 
 
 
Board pressing can be a valuable exercise to work partial ranges of the bench press and to be able to effectively train in a shirt without trying to touch every session. It's also a great tool to overload the movement and have an athlete work with heavier weight.

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Common Bench Press Mistake (Takeout Fix)

Common Bench Press Mistake (Takeout Fix)
💥 Takeout Tips💥
 
 
 
A great bench press setup can get absolutely ruined by a poor bench takeout. Two of the most common mistakes are setting up too far from the hooks and not maintaining the proper pinch and tuck.

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Back Cramping on The Bench Press

Back Cramping on The Bench Press
💥 Back Cramps?💥
 
 
 
Getting into a proper bench setup position is not comfortable. When you’re trying to maximize your position and perform at your best it’s almost inevitable that you’ll run into back cramps. If you’re finding that your back cramping is becoming a chronic issue you may need to change up your warmup.

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Upper Back Bench Warmup

Upper Back Bench Warmup
💥 Scap Warmup 💥
 
 
 
If you find your shoulders raising up on the bench no matter how hard your trying to stay locked down in a proper pinch and tuck you may need to start tackling it in your warmup.
 
 
 
 
 
I start with the traps and getting some release because on a day to day basis working on a computer, driving or otherwise sedentary your shoulders tend to creep up on you.

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