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jeremys
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i think when you raise your head, you can see where the bar touches, so it's basically easier to stay in your groove
How much can you bench? & How much do you weigh?
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babymonkey
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To all the powerlifting competitors, what is a good ratio for maxbench to bodyweight to place in comps? If I could break 300lb with no shirt and weigh 165lb is that enough to place? I am shooting for 165lb bodyweight in the next few months. So I will have to gain 25lbs. Hope I can 2x my bodyweight again but it is doubtful.
The head raise is important with denim bench shirts too. Getting the bar down to the chest is much more effective with a head raise.
I know at the major meets allow head raising. The last 2 meets I did they allowed it.
The floor press can be done with a head raise too. It is more of a bottom movement for a lot of people (some people the bar almost hits the chest). In the westside videos they do head raises in the floor press. I dont think head raising matters much in the floor press though.
I know at the major meets allow head raising. The last 2 meets I did they allowed it.
The floor press can be done with a head raise too. It is more of a bottom movement for a lot of people (some people the bar almost hits the chest). In the westside videos they do head raises in the floor press. I dont think head raising matters much in the floor press though.
babymonkey said:
Yes 300 at 165 lbs is outstanding.
You will do very well at powerlifting competitons with that bench.
When you gain weight those weight to lift ratios change but you are much better off gaining weight and strength. That x bodyweight formula favors smaller guys so dont sweat it. I rather be 250 pounds and bench 500 than be 200 and bench 405 (which the 400 bench scores higher in the wacky formula)
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jeremys
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when people do floor presses, is there any shoulder blade tucking or the like? or is it just to work the mid-range to lockout so it's not neccesary?
CytoMel said:
Ok...not that I would say I was a great bencher, or even a good bencher for that matter...but the head raise is track the bar. As Cyto mentioned in a later post with double denim it makes it easier to get the bar down with a head raise.
So for me its a form issue. You "play the way you practice" so to speak. So on all my bench movements I use all the techniques, such as a head raise, that I will use in competition.
jeremys...yes I think you should pull your shoulder blades together, tuck your elbows.....do everything you would for a normal bench. Its just that there is no leg drive, and the rom of motion is somewhat reduced.
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jeremys
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hey stupid! just kidding..
a bench shirt is a tight fitting-garment made of polyester or denim, and some other materials. it gives a lifter more support through the lift, making it safer. they may also add a few pounds
some are bitches to get on though
a bench shirt is a tight fitting-garment made of polyester or denim, and some other materials. it gives a lifter more support through the lift, making it safer. they may also add a few pounds
some are bitches to get on though
babymonkey
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I may be stupid but the shirt I had (and only put on once) was so tight it pulled my shoulders forward and I couldn't pull them back myself. I never benched with the shirt but it seems that it would help when the bar reaches your chest because there is so much tension in the fabric that the accual shirt is helping with your "explosion" (to press the bar up) after the pause. I may be wrong but Spatts might be able to clear this up.
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