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08-28-2009, 09:52 AM	#1
tso Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 22 Posts: 100 BodyBlog Entries: 0 BodyPoints: 85 Rep Power: 0	mark rippetoe bench press arch Will arching your lower back on the bench during the bench press make your bench stronger?

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Blindead Swiftly into the Night Join Date: May 2008 Stats: 5'11", 168 lbs Posts: 15,833 BodyBlog Entries: 0 BodyPoints: 0 Rep Power: 4260	No, it won't make you stronger...but it will shorten your ROM, tighten your entire body, and put you in a better mechanical position. So...it will help you lift more weight. Good for your shoulders too. __________________ MISC strength crew. "The United States is in no sense founded upon Christian Doctrine" - George Washington Current goals: stop being a ****ing cripple. I am #2 of the Circle of Twelve.

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No, it won't make you stronger...but it will shorten your ROM, tighten your entire body, and put you in a better mechanical position. So...it will help you lift more weight. Good for your shoulders too.

This^^^. I added 50 lbs to my bench after watching all the Rippetoes benching videos.

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