Bench press tips

[Russell Coight]

Some good advice thanks fellas.

I gave the bending the bar trick a go tonight and it defintely hepled, will keep on practising.

Yep weak wrists to, how do you go about strengthing them? Just keep increasing bench? When you say weak wrists, is that just grip stengh/forearm strength?

Definitely want shoulder health. rm span is 185cm, little fingers on the markers feels OK, do you consider that to be too wide Minchia?

 

[Bazza20]

i always grip about 1-2 inches out from the smooth of the bar. thumbless.

Do you wear a helmet when you bench.

 

[TrentZor]

Do you wear a helmet when you bench.

Gotta pay that one

cheers Trent

 

[0ni]

I remember Paul Carter talking about how he benches with a false grip and "in 20 years I have [he had] only dropped the weight twice" and that they were "good odds"

Not sure what to make of this lol

 

[Bazza20]

I remember Paul Carter talking about how he benches with a false grip and "in 20 years I have [he had] only dropped the weight twice" and that they were "good odds"

Not sure what to make of this lol

Yeah some get away with it but heavy weight and you only have to drop it once and it could be all over.

I don't see how its worth it.

 

[solarbear]

Used false grip for 20+ years. No mishaps.

Couple of years ago I switched to normal grip. Switched back recently because I found that false did not irritate my sore shoulder and normal did.

 

[wingman]

I remember Paul Carter talking about how he benches with a false grip and "in 20 years I have [he had] only dropped the weight twice" and that they were "good odds"

Not sure what to make of this lol

Twice in 20 years sounds like favorable odds. However it only takes one barbell across the throat to die.