Thread: Benching Position

wow man this guy is going to hurt himself... you need your feet on the ground same with your butt and you can have a arch or you don't really have to ive done both ways perfectly fine. tell him to lay off the stupid drug because he is TRIPIN! hahah

Shoulder blades back, elbows in.

Lesson 1: Don't try and help friends unless they ask. I learned this the hard way. My best friend works out like a retard, and he gets pissed anytime I offer suggestions.

Lesson 2: Feet on the floor, ass on the bench, arch if you like, but it doesn't really matter, imho. I get more power when I arch, but that doesn't really equate to more gains.

Originally Posted by KelJu

Lesson 1: Don't try and help friends unless they ask. I learned this the hard way. My best friend works out like a retard, and he gets pissed anytime I offer suggestions.

totally agree with that. They dont listen to someone they know but will take advice from some meathead at the gym or read some stupid mag/book and follow that

Thanks.
this is what I figured...just wanted to make sure I was right...yeah...learning to keep my yap shut and mind my own business.

Originally Posted by KelJu

Lesson 1: Don't try and help friends unless they ask. I learned this the hard way. My best friend works out like a retard, and he gets pissed anytime I offer suggestions.

Lesson 2: Feet on the floor, ass on the bench, arch if you like, but it doesn't really matter, imho. I get more power when I arch, but that doesn't really equate to more gains.

QFT

back should never be flat! That is not a good position for the spine. the curves are there for a reason! Tell your freind he is stupid and should do his research.

yes i agree with everyone shoulders back, get a good stretch, and allow the pecs to get down to business....

I sometimes tell my friend on how to have proper form while doing an exercise and most of the time he does not mind unless I get really specific then he tells me to go away. I think it is because men just have that pride and ego and don't like to be told how to do things especially in front of other people and if there are women around it's even worse. I remember one time a guy was with his girlfriend and an older man came up to him and tried to give him some advice on his technique and the other guy just said "i know what I am doing alright!?". The older man just apologized and backed off.

Ditto arched back, more the better.

Arching your back really make you more stable and tight on the bench. LOL PetetheGreek on here can arch crazy

Benching with your feet up is safe and I have done it several times and I have seen others do it as well...Even seen Jean Claude VanDamme doing them this way.

It really makes you use your whole body to keep the weights steady and perfect. I dont use heavy weight,but I would go so far as 225 maybe 255lbs..

There are lots of different ways to do things...Just takes time , effort and an emagination and the willingness to do something off the beaten path.

I prefer powerlifting form on the bench, the arch keeps my lower back happy with big weights.

Jean Claude may train a certain way, but I don't remember him lifting particularly big weights which I prefer to be able to do. If it works for him fine, I don't go to the gym to emulate others but to find what works for me. I'd encourage the same for everyone else.

Benching with your feet up seems like a fantastic way to increase instability in a lift. You wouldnt squat without your hands touching the bar, so why bench with your feet off the floor?

And like has been said - shoulder blades pinned back, elbows in. I arch my back as far as its comfortable, im not gonna expend effort keeping a huge arch in my back.

Wow...a Jean-Claude Van Damme reference on here benchpress...what next?? A Jay Cutler reference for acting or a Mr. Congeniality contest??

Chuck Norris squats with his feet off the ground.

Originally Posted by biggfly

Wow...a Jean-Claude Van Damme reference on here benchpress...what next?? A Jay Cutler reference for acting or a Mr. Congeniality contest??

Originally Posted by min0 lee

exactly...meaning mentioning Jean Claude on here for reference in bench pressing makes about as much sense as my reference...it simply DOESN"T make sense!!!

Originally Posted by mikieson

Benching with your feet up is safe and I have done it several times and I have seen others do it as well...Even seen Jean Claude VanDamme doing them this way.

It really makes you use your whole body to keep the weights steady and perfect. I dont use heavy weight,but I would go so far as 225 maybe 255lbs..

There are lots of different ways to do things...Just takes time , effort and an emagination and the willingness to do something off the beaten path.

Jean Claude VanDamme isn't a competitive lifter. He is an actor. Benching with your feet up is not only unnecessary, it is dangerous. I bet you can't link to a single credible source that shows a single advantage to doing that.

Originally Posted by KelJu

Lesson 1: Don't try and help friends unless they ask. I learned this the hard way. My best friend works out like a retard, and he gets pissed anytime I offer suggestions.
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Ha this is one I never forget. I dunno why I love taking advice in the gym, I hate when someone gets all pissy because you offered your 2 cents.

Originally Posted by Hoglander

damm look at mino go.

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Originally Posted by biggfly

exactly...meaning mentioning Jean Claude on here for reference in bench pressing makes about as much sense as my reference...it simply DOESN"T make sense!!!

OOPS, I flew past his post.
Good thing I did.

Originally Posted by HialeahChico305

damm look at mino go.