Form on Bench Press

[Carlos_E]

I found this on myspace.com. Check out this guys form. Is it me, or is his form REALLY bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qM6G...p%3Ft%3D249489

[FranKieC]

Dudes back is way to arched

[Carlos_E]

He is arching all the way off the bench and look at his range of motion. It's about half way.

[J.S.N.]

is that chotch related to macho man randy savage?

[heavyrotation92]

is that chotch related to macho man randy savage?

OOOHH YYEAAAA!

at "chotch", haven't heard that in a looong time.

[RA]

It was like a white rainbow.

[C_Bino]

is that chotch related to macho man randy savage?

This has nothing to do with the thread but I must say you post some of the most random/pointless things on this site.

[G-1000]

LOL and i bet he is telling everone that he can do 405. If he had good form i bet he would never get 315. What and ass i would love to see the video were he throws his back out.

[elite2kr]

Looks like an ok j-lift, i thought it was going to be alot worse.

[Carlos_E]

Looks like an ok j-lift, i thought it was going to be alot worse.

What's a j-lift?

The first thing i noticed about this guy was the limited range of motion. IMO, he's doing about 75% of the movement.

[INM]

I found this on myspace.com. Check out this guys form. Is it me, or is his form REALLY bad.

http://www.youtube.com/v/4qM6GFamDsQ

hey Carlos, since you´re talking about benching.. I was wondering (due to your avy) how much do you bench?

[helium3]

thats bad s@@t,worse thing is some noob might try and copy him.

[G-1000]

What's a j-lift?

The first thing i noticed about this guy was the limited range of motion. IMO, he's doing about 75% of the movement.

Im not even sure if he was getting that much. He was mid way down on his stomach and had his back arched.

[J.S.N.]

This has nothing to do with the thread but I must say you post some of the most random/pointless things on this site.

are you trying to outdo me or something?

[Hackamaniac]

I see alot of people arching there back in the gym that think there strong as fvck I just laugh

[elite2kr]

What's a j-lift?

The first thing i noticed about this guy was the limited range of motion. IMO, he's doing about 75% of the movement.

here is a description i found for you.

Most people bench press straight up and down. However, if you were to look at slow-motion films of just about every major powerlifter in the world, you’d notice that they don’t push the bar straight up and down. Instead, they push the bar up and slightly at an angle towards the head. This motion is called the J-lift.

[shortie]

He's on some kind of funky ass bench, maybe a decline or something. Look at as he gets off, no way to lay flat looks to me.

[Carlos_E]

You're right, it's a decline bench.

[gymrat12345]

he looks like a bitch. next he's gona goto the squat rack and put on 5 plates each side and go down 2 inches. i hate those people...do it right or get the fck out of my way!

[BARLOW]

he's on a decline bench.....not much of a feat...lets see that shit on incline now please.

[chest6]

If hes on decline thats not great. Thats more of form that powerlifters use. Arch your back off the bench...squeeze your shoulder blades together to get a more limited range of motion. Only thing that matters is getting the weight up. Since he looks more like a bodybuilder and is doin what looked like 8 reps or so, I just think he has crappy form.

[l2elapse]

tell the bastard camera man to do it NOT sideways

[Swifto]

He doesnt need a bench. Just a stall to rest his shoulders/neck.

[Doc.Sust]

Most people bench press straight up and down. However, if you were to look at slow-motion films of just about every major powerlifter in the world, you’d notice that they don’t push the bar straight up and down. Instead, they push the bar up and slightly at an angle towards the head. This motion is called the J-lift.[/QUOTE]
exactly!! as long as his as doesnt leavethe bench or he doesnt move his feet, the lift counts in a powerlfiting meet. arching is part of the sport, if your arch and drop you lats back nd take the widest comp, legal grip, you can reduce your ROM a few inches!!!i do it,and every powerlifter i know who can arch use it a long with leg drive to get rep. if it is competition legal, than it is ok in my book. the computer i am using wont let me see the clip, but like i said, if he doesnt lift his ass off the bench it is a good lift

[C_Bino]

He doesnt need a bench. Just a stall to rest his shoulders/neck.

[Panzerfaust]

Wow, i could see the people working out in the background through that arch.

[Carlos_E]

hey Carlos, since you´re talking about benching.. I was wondering (due to your avy) how much do you bench?

It's nothing to brag about.

[Doc.Sust]

that deuche is on a decline bench, it it makes presing a hell of alot easier

[Undecided09]

I don't see much wrong with the form except for the limited range of motion...The way I was always taught to bench was with an arch, Now when you start to push your ass off the bench and start using ur back then u have a problem...But as long as the weight is controlled, butt stays down, I don't see an issue...

[Carlos_E]

I never arch when i bench. I stick my chest up but I do not arch. I wonder if I was taught the wrong way to bench.

?

[mwolffey]

lol...but ive seen worse sadly

[Undecided09]

Well when I was taught it wasn't really taught it was more like, this is what most people do, this is the correct way kind of thing...And when it was demonstrated the idea was to "load" yourself on the bench by sitting at the end, lowering ur shoulder blades to the back of the bench, and then pulling yourself into position with the posts of the bench, keeping that position until your into position to lift...

[Panzerfaust]

Proper form?

Check this video out, its been helping me tremendously

http://thefitshow.com/week3/milos_chest_med.htm

[powerliftmike]

Since he looks more like a bodybuilder and is doin what looked like 8 reps or so, I just think he has crappy form.

No lift!!!!!!!!!

I guess he is a bodybuilder cause he doesnt know one ****ing thing about powerlifting. His lifts are illegal.

A side note: prefectly alright to arch the back and its actually better that way.

[Undecided09]

Thanks for the back up!

[anaBROLIC]

when i bench especially heavy i have a small arch. nothing you see but my lowerback isnt on the bench. my whole upper back is.

[znak]

He is doing a decline bench. The ROM seems shorter, because it is.

Unless you put your legs up, you have an arch when you are doing your max.
Film it, if you don't believe me

[Undecided09]

well its fine as long as you dont use ur back to push the weight, thats fine, I think the key is to hit the part ur trying to hit, as long as u do that who gives a ****...I just feel like I'm in a more powerful position with the arch in my back...

[znak]

Proper form?

Check this video out, its been helping me tremendously

http://thefitshow.com/week3/milos_chest_med.htm

super post. Thank you.

[diamonds]

It's a lot of weight either way but the guy is also a douchebag either way!