Your feet should stay on the ground beneath or behind your knees. Press your feet into the floor to create tension in your hamstrings and glutes.
Your head, shoulders and hips should all remain on the bench throughout the lift, and your shoulders should retract and press firmly into the bench to create a solid foundation.
2. The Set-up
Your eyes should be directly under the barbell and the bar should be no higher than your wrists when your arms are locked out overhead.
For most people, your hands should be on the bar just a bit wider apart than your shoulders
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