Raw Bench Training
There were no bench shirts until around 1984.
Raw bench training. Everyone has sticking points but it is vital to focus much of the training effort through the entire range of motion. It turns out that raw bench press is just a traditional bench press unassisted. We take a rundown of the heaviest raw bench presses of all time.
He said your raw bench program looks good. For the squat it s coming out of the hole for the bench it s usually 3 4 inches off of the chest and for the deadlift around midshin to below the knee. There are a number of points of detail such as how a lifter s elbows should travel relative to the bar that a lot of bench press tutorials from good equipped lifters miss the boat on.
In equipped bench pressing the bottom portion of the lift can be improved by technique and skill using the shirt where as the top of the lift is strength dominated. When training for a big raw bench it s easy to become overwhelmed by information most of it misinformation on how to improve your bench press. The majority of raw guys are going to have sticking points in the same spots.
Three things i have found that are foolproof for a big bench press focus on each muscle and develop them to build your bench. The shirt is designed to help bench pressers lift very heavy weight. Yesterday i had a chance to meet with a trainer who competes in raw powerlifting 220 lb.
I was top 6 in 2002 with a 575lb lift at 220 in a shirt. A raw bench press requires strength through the entire range of motion. Your bench press training guide should follow a similar overload format for two weeks followed by one week of active resting 3 week cycles.
Get stronger in 3 minutes or less world records results training nutrition. If i could make a top 10 bench for 32 years so can you here s how. For my money the best one that puts across how to bench as a raw lifter is the super training video with eric spoto.
In 1971 i had a 340lb raw bench. Repeat this 3 week cycle with increased weight and a more difficult tempo. Then utilize progressive overload to increase the weight and induce hypertrophy for strength.
Class and he trains 12 13 other lifters. Larry pacifico said i had to raise my bench if i was going to win a national title.