This is NOT a BENCH PRESS ❌

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[oceanusrienhardt]

I think people think big arches are super common when theyre really not. Its just a handful of people who exploit it and get all the attention. Its really not that big of a deal and you can be a successful powerlifter without minimizing ROM every chance you get

[aaronsamuel]

Any of the strong benchers who use a super wide grip + big arch are strong otherwise too, u wouldn’t just build thay strength with ur more advantaged comp position, tho keeping specificity in mind will be important to maintain strength in that position

[juvedoo]

Make it harder not easier. Not for the total but for yourself.

[cristian]

So, if high bar is your competition squat, going ATG builds more strength?

[BellionArise]

I thought the IPF revised the rules to prevent this

[jackdowdell]

There should be a federation that does high bar, certain grip width bench and conventional deads. Call it like TPLA or something, Traditional Powerlifting of America

[zHop]

Will they ever ban this nonsense? I’ve been semi interested in powerlifting but hard to get into a sport where things like this are commonplace

[benchoflumethiazide]

Arching balances the sport, bench is already the smallest part of the total and there’s no rule in place to nerf people with perfect deadlift leverages. So why should there be one against people with perfect bench leverages, despite it being less advantageous to the total and game day tactics?

[genericnickname]

Yeah this was a spine hump, not a bench press. Keep doing that and complaining that powerlifting isn't in the olympics

[ryanjay]

People who think benching with that much of a arch are losers and need a 1 year course of educational weight lifting class

[BUFFALO_cougar_slayer]

Look at the joy of that woman. Y’all really want to take that from her?

[nandomartinez]

Dam shorty at the beginning, that’s fucking embarrassing 😅

[ReDeV]

If Trump decided to visit the UK again it makes me wonder how the likes of Khan and the rest of the labour muppets would react this time? 🤔