Why Aren’t You Using These 3 Easy Tips While Bench Pressing?

We are sick and tired of you not using these tips when you send us videos! so here they are one more time!

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[brianhickey]

Simple tips and often easy to overlook. We coach each other to make sure to cover these points - works very well. Thanks to Sam for the refresher!

[joshuapoulin]

JM Blakely has a great video here on your YT channel on gripping the bar for the bench press. I HIGHLY recommend it!

[danielszemborski]

Outstanding information! Thank you. I'm excited to practice the floor-chest press!

[KirbySTompy]

My brother from another mother, my best bud, my favorite training partner was just coaching me on the lift off for bench on Saturday. Nice to see the same cues being used. Bench has always been super difficult for me. Just now starting to feel good about it again. Always got hurt when benching bc I never had great form. For the past 3 or so years, been really working on it. Thanks for the tips and helping ingrain cues I hear in the vids and from by lifting buddy. Glad to have both sources for my fitness journey.

[christiansather]

I just imagine Dave yelling "GET TIGHT" in the background.

[homeboy]

Great information as usual. I have a question about packing the shoulders. I noticed that the guys over at Kabuki Strength and N1 training teach lifters to let the scaps move naturally. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks.

[anaussie]

Great vid. I really liked the explanation on what to focus on in floor press (chest to bar). I've heard floor press is good for bench but never tried it as didn't quite get what the purpose was other than restricting rom and leg drive perhaps. I'll have to try it now.

[jenhenry]

This is great tips. I have never seen that before. Keep it up!

[kirshberndt]

Awesome expert advice as usual. Thank you!! 👍👌👊

[nhdec]

I had no 💡 I needed this until it popped up as a recommended on my briefing. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO AND THE PRECISE EXPLANATION WOTHOUT LOSING YOU! Enjoy!

[rickisi]

Great info! After the grip width video I was in the weeds on what to do. (Kinda in a good way) . I had and will probably continue to be index on the ring, but i dont have great arch. I feel like the floor press tech will help. 200kg by end of year!

[thart]

When can I fly out and just train with you guys? Is there an application/waiver i can fill out? Been elitifts customer for 10 years granted not commercial but my dream is to S.B.D under your roof <3

[helmutkrusemann]

every video a knowledge bomb! is there a difference in technique when benching for powerlifting, benching for bodybuilding and beching for looking good naked, or is the bench press a bench press? Thank you guys

[robertbrooks]

Can you do inverted rows to practice bringing your chest to the bar

[moiseslgaristo]

The hooks on my gym bench are made of this rubber like polymer … honestly if I could scrap the bar off I would… but I tend to pack my lats in as much as possible and after un-racking depress my delta more to pack the lats like you say not to

[LeeHnson]

I need more practice being tight/solid. Great vid as ever Sam

[kendalk]

I failed 265lb yesterday at the bottom. Lost tightness after I hit parallel. It made me mad

[astroyed]

When i scrape out of the rack, isnt it dangerous that i might scrape too hard and drop the barbell?

[louderthangod]

My shoulders are always in a state of pain or soon to be pain. I’m 6’3 but have long arms and I’ve been playing with grip width and it’s interesting that shorter lifters and a lot of women go wider than guys with similar arm length and height to me. Narrow feels best on my shoulders (still hurts) but my touch point when having my forearms vertical seems super low, 3” or so below my xiphoid.

[shawnsturwold]

I don’t understand the “twisting” the bar after squeezing it. Wish you would have shown what you mean using that bendy bar