Bench press, what do you think...

[Lord_Suston]

ke that... I got my groove when I realize I was trying to press the bar up toward my head and not straight up from where it touched. I tucked some more and hit some decent number as least to me they were

 

[pwr_machine]

I'm sure I'd get more out of a shirt if I ever put one on again. The thought is definately in the back of my mind and there just happens to be a meet on October 18th that Bigguns15 will be lifting in. Heck, I'll already be there. But I guess for now, be happy and work on steadying things up.

 

[pwr_machine]

I'd have my work cut out for me. It would be Joe Ladnier's meet and I refuse to bench in anything other than a single ply polyester. I'd be against the guys wearing suits of armor ready to hand my ass to me.

 

[Exodus]

why will you only bench in a single poly???

X

 

[pwr_machine]

why will you only bench in a single poly???

X

Personal goals. I won't touch anything else until I'm a 500+ pound bencher. It irritates me when I see 300 and 400 pound attempts in a double denim or something of the sort. <-- my opinion only.

 

[Exodus]

hey im with you on that, that does make sense.... but what about mendelson....... he benched his 875 in a double........ do you think if he had a tripple it would have helped???

and again, the sport of powerlifting is about using whatever means neccesary to move the heaviest weight from point a to point b within the rules.......... so wouldnt it be more logical to get the better shirt.......

(im not busting your chops, just in the mood for a debate)

X

 

[PolishHammer1977]

I see your elbow shooting out to the side in a circular pattern on your concentric. The pattern becomes more apparent with each repitition.

Do you see it? It scares me man.

 

[pwr_machine]

hey im with you on that, that does make sense.... but what about mendelson....... he benched his 875 in a double........ do you think if he had a tripple it would have helped???

and again, the sport of powerlifting is about using whatever means neccesary to move the heaviest weight from point a to point b within the rules.......... so wouldnt it be more logical to get the better shirt.......

(im not busting your chops, just in the mood for a debate)

X

Alright, I'm ready. I'm very impressed with Mendelson's bench. 875 is a tremendous amount of weight! However, I'm more impressed with the lighter guys pushing more pound for pound. I'm even more impressed with lifters moving HUGE weights in single ply and those that are definately drug free.

And again, this is a personal issue for me. I like singly ply because it does help take the pressure off my shoulders when I get to heavy weight as a competition gets closer. My biceps tendons up near my shoulders are usually shot after a few weeks of heavy training and the shirt relieves that pain. On top of that, if the shirt tears, I know it's a weight that I can push back up without being sliced in half. Usually what I can pause with a shirt is what I can touch and go with no shirt.

 

[pwr_machine]

I see your elbow shooting out to the side in a circular pattern on your concentric. The pattern becomes more apparent with each repitition.

Do you see it? It scares me man.

I see it. It doesn't scare me because I've pretty much always benched this way.

 

[pwr_machine]

I would advise keeping the bench place as strict and straight as possible.

Good luck man.

Any particular reason why?

Don't get me wrong, I'd prefer to see a steadier motion too and I will be working on that. Again, that was my 2nd workout after a 1 month layoff so I'm pretty sure it will steady up a bit as these next few weeks pass. Thanks for the advice.