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The Beast's Benching Pics And Extras
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gjohnson5 said:
ThanX brother!! I like to try and maintain 2X bodyweight bench as I increase bodyweight. Looks like Ill surpass it slightly though. Hitting 395 put me right at that mark, maybe a little above, and 400-405 will elevate that slightly. The biggest things for me are to progress in size and strength continually! ThanX again brother!!
Anthrax said:Impressive !
nice pics Beast
You make me want to KILL THAT SHIT right now
ThanX alot brother!! GO KILL THAT SHIT!!
DaveTSI
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beast- i am not taking anything away from you or talking down on you, but your form on bench sucks bro (for powerlifting/heavy benching), thats what im getting from those pics anyways. dont get me wrong, you look great and are strong as fuck, alot better on bench than i. But if you tweaked your form a little and got used to it, i GUARANTEE you, you could easily KILL 405 right now, no questions asked. Try this for a couple days-
1. lay down on the bench almost to where youd set up for close grip (usually a lot farther under the bar than regular bench)
2. put your feet under you (almost under your ass), shoulder width apart, legs should look something like this from the side: < your thighs/quads should be really tight in this position, pressing the balls of your feet into the ground.
3. keep your legs and ass planted and use your arms to push your upper body back where you would normally bench. your ass should not move while you do this, the idea is to get the biggest arch in your back as possible. they call this "balls to the bench" basically try to touch your balls to the bench without lifting your ass and keeping your shoulders planted.
4. in this position you should feel really tight. now keeping that arch in your back, use your arms to pull your shoulders off the bench about an inch. Now drive your traps into the bench as hard as you can. I mean really dig the tops of your traps in and dont let up.
5. by now you should like a loaded spring waiting to explode off the bench. your legs in this position can give you so much power.
6. if you have short arms like me you need a spotter at this point because you can barely reach far enough to unrack the weigh. make sure your spotter doesnt unrack to hard and pull you out of position. when you have the weight, let your shoulders drop, like your trying to touch you shoulder blades together. this movement alone takes like 2" off the length of my bench. *dont forget to do this, it makes a huge difference*
7. keep your elbows close to your sides and squeeze your lats like your doing widegrip pullups. you should be trying to rip the bar in half. now when you touch, touch almost the top of your stomach, or right under your nips (like your decline benching).
8. now when you push off your chest, go in a straight line (not on an angle back over your face, a straight line is the shortest distance from a to b). you should be trying to push through the floor with the balls of your feet, like your doing a leg extension into the floor. this generates alot of upper body power and will get alot of weight to move.
Now i know this is alot to do just for a benchpress, but trust me bro, when you get this down, 405 will go down, easily. this came easily for me, i tried getting my training part. into it and he doesnt like it. i took to it instantly though. if you have any ? just ask. now beast go FUCKING KILL THAT SHIT!!!!!
ps. i want your arms beast, if this form works out for you, we have to trade
1. lay down on the bench almost to where youd set up for close grip (usually a lot farther under the bar than regular bench)
2. put your feet under you (almost under your ass), shoulder width apart, legs should look something like this from the side: < your thighs/quads should be really tight in this position, pressing the balls of your feet into the ground.
3. keep your legs and ass planted and use your arms to push your upper body back where you would normally bench. your ass should not move while you do this, the idea is to get the biggest arch in your back as possible. they call this "balls to the bench" basically try to touch your balls to the bench without lifting your ass and keeping your shoulders planted.
4. in this position you should feel really tight. now keeping that arch in your back, use your arms to pull your shoulders off the bench about an inch. Now drive your traps into the bench as hard as you can. I mean really dig the tops of your traps in and dont let up.
5. by now you should like a loaded spring waiting to explode off the bench. your legs in this position can give you so much power.
6. if you have short arms like me you need a spotter at this point because you can barely reach far enough to unrack the weigh. make sure your spotter doesnt unrack to hard and pull you out of position. when you have the weight, let your shoulders drop, like your trying to touch you shoulder blades together. this movement alone takes like 2" off the length of my bench. *dont forget to do this, it makes a huge difference*
7. keep your elbows close to your sides and squeeze your lats like your doing widegrip pullups. you should be trying to rip the bar in half. now when you touch, touch almost the top of your stomach, or right under your nips (like your decline benching).
8. now when you push off your chest, go in a straight line (not on an angle back over your face, a straight line is the shortest distance from a to b). you should be trying to push through the floor with the balls of your feet, like your doing a leg extension into the floor. this generates alot of upper body power and will get alot of weight to move.
Now i know this is alot to do just for a benchpress, but trust me bro, when you get this down, 405 will go down, easily. this came easily for me, i tried getting my training part. into it and he doesnt like it. i took to it instantly though. if you have any ? just ask. now beast go FUCKING KILL THAT SHIT!!!!!
ps. i want your arms beast, if this form works out for you, we have to trade
bignate73
New member
its good sound advice Dave, but it will take some back stepping to get the form right for him. I'd say 2 weeks of getting comfortable and he'd have it. I totally agree with you though. To keep the numbers going up without the shoulders hurting in the future, that would be my recommendation too. but he's killing it pretty well right now.
eat big said:
ThanX alot brother!! Ive built up a good deal of muscle endurance over the years, which might be part of the reason I need so many reps just to warm-up. Its less work then most of my days, where my focus is reps. Six of those sets were failures on the one rep max!
Ive shifted my focus for the next few weeks, atleast, to work on max. I know how it is brother! Im the same way. If I try to cut back to any degree, and dont go all out, I pay for it. KEEP KILLING THAT SHIT YOURSELF!!
