Bench Polkov
SIR BENCHALOT
Why's it an ignorant call?
A ridiculous arch serves to reduce ROM, surely you're not denying that?
A ROM of 14" is far more impressive than a ROM of 6" with the same weight
And where did I say that it compensates for a weak bench FFS.
Not just from you, I'm sick of it in general as I hear it a lot.
There is more to benching than just ROM, there is tricep power, chest power, etc, etc.
By going super wide grip and arching you actually inhibit your lockout power so you need to be able to smash it off the chest with enough force to finish the lift. Tricep strong benchers who don't arch as much balance out a longer ROM with a stronger lockout.
True some people arch to compensate for a shit bench, but these people usually still have a shit bench.
Its not more impressive either way when you understand it more, its just choosing what works best for you. Its the same as sumo vs conventional deads. There are always benefits of each for and sacrifices made.