I bench 110kg touch and go. I weigh 130-140kg. Ive been made to feel inadequate for years because of my shitty bench. I play american football with loads of guys benching 140-160 kg. I push them all round the football field. I bet I could do the same to all the benchers at my gym. I don't even know how to play american football (Im English and have been playing 2 months). Fuck the bench press.
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That's why we total on 3 lifts... do what you can dude.
Maybe do some board presses IDK start with 4 boards. You'll be able to do more weight which might get you jazzed a little bit. Then when you get good at 4 boards,drop to a 3 board etc. Sooner or later you'll be back to the chest and stronger than ever.
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Haha I hate bench too and the closest Ive come is incline bench presses in the past 4 years at least. Im gonna have to start because I want to do a meet.
You have long arms, which is a curse for your bench, but a blessing for your deadlift. Take it as is. Plus improving something which you suck at is much more rewarding than improving at something you are already good at.
if you push people around in the field and are good at your sport why is it so important for your to bench much ? , dont get to caught up in bench strength for sports deadlifts and squats have more carryover.
ros1816 wrote:
I bench 110kg touch and go. I weigh 130-140kg. Ive been made to feel inadequate for years because of my shitty bench. I play american football with loads of guys benching 140-160 kg. I push them all round the football field. I bet I could do the same to all the benchers at my gym. I don't even know how to play american football (Im English and have been playing 2 months). Fuck the bench press.
Serbian gangsters recommend mix of biceps,triceps,guns & bombs! ;))
caveman101 wrote:
1. develop a HUGE arch
2. ROM = 10"
3. ???
4. profit
lol.
My bench sucks (~105kg @ 87~) but forcing myself to adopt a PL bench style (as unnatural as it felt) is gradually saving my shoulders and finally bench is starting to make sense a little more. But then I'm 5ft 10". I would definitely go with the max legal width grip at that height and definitely watch so you think you can bench on EFS.. if your not trying to bench like in that video then you are definitely selling yourself short because of the huge ROM difference when compared to a BB style bench.
ros1816 wrote:
I dont really care about my sport I just want to push (and pull) people around
I dont really care about powerlifting it just helps my goals
Not going to drop the bench press but Im glad Ive discovered ...
Its fucking stupid
Lol it's not stupid just because you are a very large individual regardless of strength and can push people who are smaller than you around while still being a poor presser.
These posts sound like a little kid who gets a toy taken away by mommy and daddy then starts screaming about how he didn't want to play with it anyway. Just sayin... you could bring a better attitude to the lift if it's a weakness.
EDIT: Also, I agree that setup is HUGE. Separates the strong mofos from the bro-strong just tryin 2 tone guys.
