New benches in my gym are too low

[ridge_forrester]

All the benches in my pleb$hit gym have been replaced with new ones which are about 1-2 inches below comp bench height. It doesn't seem like much, but it's completely ruined my whole foundation, so my arch, leg drive and tightness is all gone.

Does anyone have any tips on how to get by with equipment like this? Like using a foam pad or form adjustments? I normally place feet outward, so exaggerating that seems to be the best I can do so far. Placing my feet under/back feels impossible.

Any advice? Thanks

[Link815]

We used put the bench up on pieces of wood at my old gym to raise the height.

[ahawk01]

Same here lose 15 lbs on max bench no log drive. They're bolted into the floor so no moving these

[BombDonald]

We used put the bench up on pieces of wood at my old gym to raise the height.

Same here, except I just used plates.

[ridge_forrester]

Thanks for the advice.

I doubt that appealing to gym management to put some mats under the bench would get me anywhere, so I might as well stuff some plates under the legs. For anyone who's tried that, are there any issues with the bench sliding or moving at all?

[screamingjesus]

ask the owner what he did with the old benches/ you might be able to buy it

[adamsz]

when I train on the chitty benches at 24 I usually solve this 2 different ways:

1) put your feet further out in front of you. You'll be able to still use leg drive without too much buttlift.

or

2) Bench with your feetup. I know this isn't ideal or practical for all PLing training, but I've done 3-6 month blocks of doing feet up benching which translated well once I went back to feet on the ground. By having your feet on the bench you can get a good arch and maintain your tightness, just can't really use any leg drive lol

[ridge_forrester]

So I put some spare weights under the bench legs for my last workout, bringing the base up to standard height.

Result: Actually hit a f**king PR that night.

Thanks for the advice.

[JamesA1990]

Im late to the party but i also put plates under the legs on the bench at my 2nd gym