The PERFECT Bench Press (5 Steps)



Here’s how to bench press with proper bench form. Try out this bench press form for a safer, stronger bench press! #shortsfeed …

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35 thoughts on “The PERFECT Bench Press (5 Steps)

  1. My bench has been wrong… I been doing the T shape for well over 20 years. The reason I didn't feel no pain had to be the excessive pushups i did per week 8-1000 once every other week… This is much better & safer

  2. That "think about bending the bar in half" worked for me. I used to just feel the burn in my shoulders in the most part but a small change in posture does the trick.

  3. Dude I’ve been in the gym since 2010, and the whole “iMaGiNe yOuRsELf bEnDiNg tHe bAr” on a damn bench press is the most overstated, unrealistically cheesy and unhelpful tip or cue I’ve heard. That ones right up there with yelling “up” at someone failing a squat or deadlift.

    The shoulder width cue is decent, it’s not a terrible idea. But it’s not at all indefinitely accurate. Just a small guideline. The benchpress, like any other compound movement, will solely rely on your own anthropometry to ascertain what grip and arch style is best for you.

  4. – In my opinion the bar should be lowered so that it touches your neck (or "Adam´s apple") -this greatly extends the range of motion, and makes the raising remarkably harder, of course.

  5. Make sure not to drive your head into the bench (like you're using your head and neck to help lift). I've strained my neck more than once like this and then couldn't lift for a while!

  6. Something that helped me out a ton is they told me “don’t think about pushing the weight up away from you, think about pushing yourself away from the weight.” So inevitably you’re pushing your back into the bench, which will keep it flat at all times. And don’t arch with your legs, it’s not good practice. You should keep your feet firmly planted flat-footed on the ground, not on your tippy toes.

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