Bench Press Advice

[hellomycognomen]

I have been benching for a while and I have always used full ROM and gone all the way down and touched my chest befor I came back up. Lately I have seen some people doing sets and only going half way down. I tried looking this up and have found nothing, whats up with this type of lifting? Any advice, thanx

[TADOLFI]

This may be an attempt to mimic "board" benching where you take short
2 x 4's and stack two or three on top of each other and put them on your chest.
The idea is to get the motion to that point for better strength gains.

If you use a close grip it helps take the stress off the shoulders and gives a better workout to the chest.
Look up Westside Barbell on the internet and click on Articles for more info.

Hope this helps.
Good Luck!

[hellomycognomen]

Does this type of benching method improve ur strength??

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If you use a close grip it helps take the stress off the shoulders and gives a better workout to the chest.
Look up Westside Barbell on the internet and click on Articles for more info.[/QUOTE]

wont this cause more Tricep action?

[Timm1704]

i used to use a wider grip on the bench press, and went through full range of movement down to my chest. after noticing a few ppl using a different technique, i started benching with a just-outside-of-shoulder-width grip, and stop the bar about 2 inches above my chest. the pumps for me are the same if not better, less shoulder pain, muscle or joint, and my strength has gone up. 5 months ago i was lucky to get 6 reps out of 225lbs, now, i get 4 out of 315lbs

[powerliftmike]

board work is very useful. I have seen ppl that dont lower to there chest b/c they want to show off how much weight they use. The same crowd that puts there feet on the bench too.

[hellomycognomen]

So, I guess bottom line is just stick to going all the way down to the chest and adjusting my grip to a more close one vs. wide.
thanx for the info bros

[GunTotingHipGangster]

I have seen ppl that dont lower to there chest b/c they want to show off how much weight they use. The same crowd that puts there feet on the bench too.

yeah i'm willing to bet this was the case...i've seen this more times than i wish i had

most of the time i touch my chest, sometimes to switch things up i'll go just about an inch above my chest before i start pressing it up

[GunTotingHipGangster]

my old gym had a bar that was bent in the middle to go around your torso

i used it a couple of times, seemed ok

[Steve80]

I have heard from some trains and bb's to just go to 90%'s, not to the chest due to joint problems it can cause

[Grizzly420]

I have been benching for a while and I have always used full ROM and gone all the way down and touched my chest befor I came back up. Lately I have seen some people doing sets and only going half way down. I tried looking this up and have found nothing, whats up with this type of lifting? Any advice, thanx

I sometimes do this after my chest sets to work on the transition movement between chest and tries because when i come up short on heavy weight its always strong in the hole and stop half way up and have to be broke to finish the rep then i go to a neg for 1 rep to polish it off

[Grizzly420]

I have heard from some trains and bb's to just go to 90%'s, not to the chest due to joint problems it can cause

I believe in full range of motion for full development just my opinion

[Timm1704]

I believe in full range of motion for full development just my opinion

i agree, but for becnh press, i have discovered stopping the bar 1-2 inches off my chest works better for me, and my shoulders havent felt this good for awhile. ive had surgery on the left one in the past, am vary wary of injuries

[xeclipsex]

I do the whole, keep it a few inches of my chest deal every now and then. Not to show of the weight but to get used to going heavier. I use it with kind of the same idea of doing negatives. My max has gone up a good amount but I will only do it for a little while when I seem to be plaueing (sp). Just gets my body used to lifting more.