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Originally Posted by VancityPimp
ok so, when the bar is going down my elbows should be tucked close to my body? But isn't that not a straight line when your elbows are lower towards your feet than your wrist? When I hear tuck your elbows in, I picture elbows at hips.
Then when pushing up I flare my elbows out? How far should I be flareing out, in line with my shoulders?
What i'm getting from this is I should be tucking my elbows close towards my hips when bringing the bar down towards the chest and when pushing up I should flare it straight out?
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ya it is kind of confusing the video, i find that it helps if you have a spot take the weight off the rack, this way your posture does not go out of whack and you can keep your body tight, i find when i bench i keep my body realyyyyyy TIGHT and shoulders tight, also drill your legs into the ground, a lot of people do not realize that your legs have lots to do with bench. also grip the bar hard not some pussy grip.