First time arching on the bench...a PR story:

[Exodus]

so what your saying is to use the cheap old crap walmart belt everyone bought when they first started training if they use an arch on the bench??

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[Mike_Rojas]

Great job, spatts. Looks like you'll own 315 soon.

 

[bigguns15]

so what your saying is to use the cheap old crap walmart belt everyone bought when they first started training if they use an arch on the bench??

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Yep. All of the p'lifters at my gym have found that a smaller, skinner belt can be pulled tigher to hold the shirt down better and allows for a better arch.

It probably works better for me because my torso is a bit short, so the big belt really hurts my arch.

In my video, I'm using the skinny belt that I bought for benching.

http://www.rebeccaphelps.com/ironmikes235a.mpg

 

[Lumberg]

wow that's a hell of an arch you got there. and that's legal? it looked like your butt was barely touching the bench.

What exacly is the rule as far as your butt touching?

Also spatts gongratulations!

 

[pwr_machine]

I can assure you that the arch you see is legal. That's actually pretty tame compared to some of the girls out there that have even more extreme arches. USAPL rules...butt remains in contact with the bench. And Bigguns15, get a bigger arch!

 

[spatts]

Oh yeah, her arch is perfectly fine. As long as she can keep her tush on the bench, then they can't say boo about it.

I may have to give this "skinny belt" a trick. I just can't wait to hear the mocking and jeering from Hannibal when I bring one of those into our gym.

 

[Lumberg]

so basically if any part of your ass is touching the bench you'r egood to go?

I mean it doesn't have to be your whole butt right?

 

[pwr_machine]

That's correct, any part.

 

[Ffactor]

You benched 323?????

 

[spatts]

I benched 323 to a 2 board in a bench shirt.