arching the upper back

[rjl296]

i never realized this was possible, until I read a MM article.
did it today, after my sets, woah sore.

i can see it adding many lbs to my bench

 

[WalkingBeast]

haha The upper back can be arched? Nice! Hows it done?

 

[rjl296]

hard to expalin, but i just squeeze me shoulder together hard, and try to do a wrestler bridge kind of thing on the bench.
feel like im gonna bend in half

 

[bigguns15]

i never realized this was possible, until I read a MM article.
did it today, after my sets, woah sore.

i can see it adding many lbs to my bench

A lot of times my back is the sorest part of my body after bench, just from the arch, lol.

 

[Nonerz]

Love that backbend thing you do bigguns! As clumsey as I am, I think I'd miss the bench altogether and hit my head on the floor!

 

[bignate73]

Love that backbend thing you do bigguns! As clumsey as I am, I think I'd miss the bench altogether and hit my head on the floor!

no, no. ive seen you arch your back plenty of times. you just lack....motivation!

 

[Nonerz]

wait a minute here...I think you're talking about a different kind of arch!