What am I doing wrong? Bench video ...

[bigguns15]

Here's a link to one of my benches. It shows an okay arch and how far back my feet are under me.

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

 

[sk*]

Here's a link to one of my benches. It shows an okay arch and how far back my feet are under me.

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

Hmm, that looks like it's prone to injury. Would I get away with a less arch than that?

Thx for the link, i'm gonna go to the gym again in a few and try a bench like that ... i'll post up a link.

-sk

 

[spatts]

BG, does your arse stay on the bench like that...or does it need to in your fed?

 

[sk*]

Oh, bigguns didn't realize you were a female and I called you bro lol, sorry sis.

-sk

 

[Mike_Rojas]

Dang bigguns.. You have a flexible spine. I couldn't get an arch like that.

 

[pwr_machine]

Hmm, that looks like it's prone to injury. Would I get away with a less arch than that?

Thx for the link, i'm gonna go to the gym again in a few and try a bench like that ... i'll post up a link.

-sk

I say get as big of an arch as possible. Of course, you may not be that flexible, but if you sacrifice the arch, you will most likely sacrifice the amount of weight you can potentially move.

 

[bigguns15]

Yep, my butt stays on the bench. At least, the very, very bottom of it does. That's the rule in my fed.

It took me 8 years to develop that arch, and mine isn't even that extreme

 

[bigguns15]

Oh, bigguns didn't realize you were a female and I called you bro lol, sorry sis.

-sk

That's alright!

 

[jackangel]

Which rings do you usually grab the bar from?

Thanks.

-sk

pinky fingers on the outer rings, or perhaps a centimeter in from there. you're right that a wider grip will lessen the ROM, but I don't like the idea of lessening ROM that way. the farther out your grip is, the less you can bring your triceps into play, and since the triceps are so important, going wider may decrease your pressing ability. developing a good arch is probably good enough for shortening ROM.

 

[sk*]

pinky fingers on the outer rings, or perhaps a centimeter in from there. you're right that a wider grip will lessen the ROM, but I don't like the idea of lessening ROM that way. the farther out your grip is, the less you can bring your triceps into play, and since the triceps are so important, going wider may decrease your pressing ability. developing a good arch is probably good enough for shortening ROM.

Great, thanks! I'm gonna go to the gym and practice this now.

-sk