Tips on bench pressing
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Oh, and all lat lifts, do "shoulder packing". Bicep curls, overhead press, chest flys, bench....... Shoulder packing. You WILL feel weaker.... Because it's making your upper back activate. Just keep doing it. Bicep curls... Stand against a wall and don't let your shoulder move away from the wall. Keep them touching the wall through the entire lift.0
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DjinnMarie wrote: »Oh, and all lat lifts, do "shoulder packing". Bicep curls, overhead press, chest flys, bench....... Shoulder packing. You WILL feel weaker.... Because it's making your upper back activate. Just keep doing it. Bicep curls... Stand against a wall and don't let your shoulder move away from the wall. Keep them touching the wall through the entire lift.
Ill look that stuff up start working on it, I appreciate all the help and hope this helps I guess the bigger picture and not just my bench press. Thank you so much!0 -
Good advice so far. I would personally see a local powerlifting specific gym or coach to teach you efficient technique. If you can press that much with db's then unless it is mobility related or something to do with the pause in PL then I'd say it is technique 100%. Without a vid, can't really help much.0
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chrisdavey wrote: »Good advice so far. I would personally see a local powerlifting specific gym or coach to teach you efficient technique. If you can press that much with db's then unless it is mobility related or something to do with the pause in PL then I'd say it is technique 100%. Without a vid, can't really help much.
I will defiantly also look into meeting with some one in the area who can improve my form and such.0 -
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I used $3 words.0 -
DjinnMarie wrote: »DjinnMarie wrote: »
Bad football injury back in the day on my right shoulder
I have it too. You need to work on correcting this. My guess is when using an Olympic bar, you are forced into a correct position (chest out shoulders back and down) and your postural chain is weak. Stretch the chest, and strengthen upper back.
Not saying upper back couldn't benefit, this is just what my PT has me doing for it. He did a strength workup, and found for me, that's where I was lacking. Might be worth seeing a PT for a review.0 -
I feel like that video focuses more on the how much can I max guy...not the guy who is actually trying to grow his pecs ...hence the 3 inch bench press from the man in the beginning... Just my opinion
That's somewhat fair, but the OP did ask about why he can't bench as much weight, not why his pecs won't grow. I think he's doing just fine in the physique department, judging from his pictures. Furthermore, he talked about powerlifting comps in which case a video like this is perfect.0
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