When bench pressing where abouts do you hold the bar? At the nipple line, lower down the body?
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04-06-2012, 08:51 AM #1
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04-06-2012, 08:52 AM #2
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04-06-2012, 09:32 AM #3
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04-06-2012, 09:47 AM #4
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04-06-2012, 09:51 AM #5
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04-08-2012, 03:38 PM #6
halfway between your nips and collar bone. (give or take half an inch for bone structure differences)
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04-08-2012, 04:01 PM #7
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04-08-2012, 04:29 PM #8
i'm confused...wouldn't right above shoulders make it majority front delts over pecs? i used to always bench with the bar right above my nipple but since adopting more of a powerlifting approach i've been trying to keep it right below my nipple area on flat bench. on incline i try to go right in front of my face so around 1/2 way up my pecs.
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04-08-2012, 06:53 PM #9
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04-08-2012, 07:03 PM #10
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arms perpendicular to bar and floor at the bottom. Tuck elbows in. This will be different for everyone. Have someone watch you. If chest isolation is your goal, flare elbows out. If shoulder joint health and strength is your goal then find the angle which allows to lift the most weight (hint: it won't be at either extreme.) More weight = more strength = more mass.
Last edited by bubbyau; 04-08-2012 at 07:08 PM.
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