Bench, Elbows in or out?

[VanillaGorilla1]

in enough to push my tris against my lats

 

[bignate73]

in enough to push my tris against my lats

I agree.

tuck em in a bit. it takes the stress off your shoulders. "pec" benchers don't tend to have much longevity due to tears and RC injury (in general). with tucking your elbows, you'll also notice youre not so "stretched" out at the bottom. you could bring an empty bar down and probably go a few inches further...thats what you want. It puts you right in the middle of your range of motion where most people are the strongest. you don't want to start your push at your absolute stretch limit.

 

[vin01]

Anybody have any videos of a bench with elbows tucked?

I try to practice the motion and I just have a real difficult time visualizing and performing it...

 

[PfCgymrat]

Well thanks for the help everyone, I have been training with "elbows in" for a few weeks now and i beleive I will definatly stick with it, although it hurts my shoulders more I am definalty stronger with the elbows in....

 

[Chambewy20]

Here's a movement, if you have access to bands, that will really teach you quickly how to incorporate lats immediately

http://asp.elitefts.com/qa/default.asp?qid=33894&tid=101

Hope this helps...

 

[vin01]

Thanks Chambewy nice link, I'll hit you up when I can.

You must spread some Karma around before giving it to Chambewy20 again.

 

[love 2 lift]

Elbows in for me!

 

[Devastation]

elbows in

 

[stilleto]

it took me a long time to get used to keeping my elbows in, but its a lot easier on my shoulders.

 

[Smurfy]

elbows def in, that's the only way I have ever benched