How To Get Your Bench Press Up
Remember to always have a spotter for heavy bench pressing and for the lift off.
How to get your bench press up. Also remember your shoulders are a lot more in play at the bottom of the movement and your triceps are a lot more in play at the top of the movement. 5 sets of 3 reps. Warm up it should be obvious that we need to warm up before lifting a heavy weight but if you did not know this please warm up before you lift.
If you have a particular weak area of the bench for example getting stuck at the bottom or getting stuck halfway up you may want to work on just that section of your bench press. As opposed to doing all your benching sets on one day. A correct setup allows you to bench the most weight at the heaviest weights and the safest.
In this article i will cover how to setup your equipment and your body for optimal strength safety. This significant increase in your bench press is likely due to the superior skill acquisition and motor learning that you experience by benching more frequently. Kick off with the powerlifting staple itself.
With the popularity of the bench press it is surprising how many people aren t setting up correctly. You will also need them to make sure that you complete every repetition in your set. 9 ways to increase your bench press 80 pounds in 32 days.
A negative bench press is when you use very heavy weights sometimes 1 5x heavier than your one rep max and slowly lowering the weight down to your chest. The bench press involves the whole body but its main purpose is to build up the chest and to increase power and strength in the upper body. Your press can follow the bench on up and keep your shoulders in proportion much easier after you do this important anterior posterior balancing work thus staving off the.
One or two friends then lift the weight back up to its starting position and you lower the weight again. Plant your feet firmly under your hips this helps to lift your chest and lock your shoulders into position. Your spotter will help you get the bar off the rack and out to the start position.