How To Set Up Bench Press
Once the bar touches your chest press the weight back up explosively and exhale at the end of each rep.
How to set up bench press. The first step to benching big is to get your body aligned properly. How to pick up dumbbells for bench press let s start with how you should pick up the dumbbells in the first place. But most people don t have a fancy rig. A lifter can enjoy five or more years of steady gains in the squat power clean and deadlift but still suffer numerous setbacks plateaus and frustration in the pressing game.
How to set up banded bench press demo if you have a fancy rig for setting up bands on the bench press that s great. Based on an og design from westside barbell the westside bench is mea. Press the weight back up. How to bench press with proper form.
It s simple physics folks. The goal here is to get you set up properly for a big bench yet still more moderate in nature than competition bench pressing. You don t need a spotter if you bench press inside the power rack as i do. Setting up to bench bench set up tip 1 lie on your back with proper alignment.
They press straight up instead of back and up. Yes that s right into the bench. Bench press how to set up in 8 steps of the major lifts the bench press and the press are always the last to mature. Just like the.
Mark bell demonstrates how to prepare to bench press with bands on the westside bench. Put your arms straight out to your sides then bend your elbows up towards the ceiling and grab the bar. I ve seen people pick up very heavy dumbbells from a standing position and then walk over to the bench straddle it and awkwardly try to get themselves into a seated position on the area of the bench they need to be on. Force directed into the bench is what is transferred to the bar.
Put the band over one end of the barbell. So here s how i would set up the band. In fact if you look at some of the best bench pressers they actually push back before they press the weight up. To do a bench press lie on your back on the bench with your feet flat on the ground.
A good set up will allow you to effectively use your entire body to produce force. And with that out of the way let s get into it. Set the safety pins at the proper height so they catch the weight if you fail to lift it. Here is a video that demonstrates exactly how to barbell bench press with perfect form so watch it several times carefully before attempting to bench press yourself.
Bench press in the power rack for maximum safety. When we press the weight we should return to the starting position in an efficient manner.