https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUjnVfaPJkc

315x1 TnG


I'm holding the bar all fucked up like that and have gloves on because I have a gash on my left hand and a bruise on my right palm

This post was edited by Diamondbacks on Jul 30 2014 06:01pm

couldve put it up a lot easier with proper hip drive

e: ew or decent shoulder mechanics

This post was edited by cloudkicker on Jul 30 2014 06:03pm

Explain?

idk how else he could of said that

makes 100% sense

This post was edited by Orakpo on Jul 30 2014 06:39pm

Decent shoulder mechanics? How the fuck does that help/explain anything. Proper hip drive? How about explaining what I am doing wrong that makes it improper/not decent.

YouTube Omars video on benching and leg drive

plant your feet flat on the floor and externally rotate your thighs/flex glutes before you load, you kinda just scoot your feet out and touch the ground with your toes a little bit and then when you're searching for hip drive (seemingly unknowingly) your knees are collapsed and useless.

as for your shoulders, its harder to tell but i think you're trying to chicken wing the bar up with your humerus's perpendicular to your spine when they should be closer to a 45-60 degree angle from your spine (aka elbows tucked) to promote greater torque generation

basically 2 nuances in form that could've improved bar speed and control

Thanks for the help, I know exactly what your talking about with the shoulders know that I think about it, I think it was slightly fuked up cause my grip right off the rack and it being painful way more in my left hand throwing me off. As far as the leg drive I will definitely have too look up some more videos of this and practice it better. Thanks



I'll check them out, thanks mayne.