I agree with iron.
As we have long arms, I bench with my index fingers in the rings (81cm apart) all the time. Chest up, scapula in, in conjunction with a proper warm up and you should be honky dory.
My 2c anyway.
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Scott,Chest up, scapula in, in conjunction with a proper warm up and you should be honky dory.
An excellent reason not to bench much, overhead press instead.If the shoulder capsule is excessively loaded (i.e. which may occur if the bench press finishes excessively low on the down phase and the BB hits the chest), shoulder impingement may occur.
I have tried to get guys to set their shoulders while benching, I think it's a lost cause. The sort of guys who love to bench a lot won't listen to anyone.Minchia said:poor scapula control
An excellent reason not to bench much, overhead press instead.![]()
Get started, we can all learn something.PowerSports said:dont get me started lol
I agree they're different. As are front and back squat. Everyone has their biases.
I just see a lot of older guys in the gym who tell me they have "bad shoulders" and so can't squat or deadlift. And these guys have all benched for years, their "bad shoulders" don't stop that. The rotator cuff never showed up in exercise physiology textbooks until benching became popular in the 1970s onwards. Thanks Arnold Squashenegger.
So one of the differences is that bench press can fck up your shoulder, overhead press tends not to so much.
Get started, we can all learn something.
...playing with wider grips on the bar for bench (pinkies on the rings)
How long are your arms sticky ? Go get the tape measure![]()
Scott,
Fair 'nuff. So where did I go wrong when I stuffed my shoulder at your place? My scapula were virtually touching and I had a big arch happening. I think I needed to hold my shoulders down a bit more (i.e. towards my toes) and keep them tight and that might have helped. I think I just lost a bit of tightness in form on that second last rep on the drop back set. Lazy...
Ah well, I'll get Jeff to check my bench form before I get back into it again when it comes good. Hopefully not long now. I'm Military Pressing and Deadlifting again, just the bench that still won't play.
Cheers,
Mike