Is it 100% necessary to touch your chest every rep? I usually just try and go close to it/a bit past my arms being at 90°, is that sufficient or am I half repping?
you're that faggot that loads up a shit ton of weight and then half reps it
>>36801145
no unless you want a shoulder injury
>>36801145
that's like doing pushups on your knees
>>36801145
you're a filthy dyel half repper
>>36801178
If you get a shoulder injury from doing a full ROM bench press, chances are you have other issues.
>>36801145
Honestly man I use dumbells way more than bench. I just feel like I hit chest hard and have less chance of injury, so no real down side.
>manlets bragging about "muh full ROM" ITT
If you go past 90 degrees you're no longer even using your chest so enjoy blowing out your rotator cuff and inserts pretending you're getting stronger.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rT7DgCr-3pg
Scott Herman backs not touching chest
>>36801178
bait
>>36801145
yes it is
>>36801290
i've got lanklet arms and i still do full ROM, kys
>>36801286
Plus the colored weights match your purse!
>>36801145
Lol 2016 and still don't know that bench press in a meme lift.
Isn't it better to not touch the chest? If the barbell touches the chest, then all the tension leaves from the pecs
>>36801596
You're not supposed to rest the barbell on your chest. Neither should you bounce it off. Just touch it for best ROM.
>>36801596
>he actually rests the bar on his chest
lmfao
>>36801145
this guy >>36801736 gets it. it's a good rom cue but a lot of people will bounce it off their chest. that's why rip says go within an inch away from your chest. if you don't bounce it you might aswell slightly hit your chest with the bar.
90 degrees elbow angle, or just past, is not a good rom cue.
>>36801553
This desu. Really the only purpose/benefit of bench pressing is if you want to have an impressive bench press.
Rather fuck with incline dumbbell and cables if you want juicy chest.
>>36801596
lol
ITT: Dyels who havent figured out bench press is mainly an arm exercise.
>>36801310
Not if you're using proper form you dingdong. 2/10 bait. Try harder.
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>>36801290
6'4'' with 6'8'' wingspan
i touch chest every rep
i bench close grip for turboROM
fuck you manlet do it properly or just load up 225 and drop it on your neck
>>36803461
love that pic
>what have we gotten ourselves into, marge? why can't we have a nice son that brings over a nice girlfriend with a cake?
>>36801338
>tfw when he doesn't even know the names of the fingers
>>36803461
>Yuuge wingspan
6'1" with 6'6" wingspan here,
I notice close grip bench is the only way I can do it without killing my shoulders.
>>36804030
>>36803461
>6'6"
>6'10" wingspan
Shoulders are decimated after every bench day
>>36801145
>mfw people defending no-touch bench pressing
For real tho If I break parallel my shoulder start to hurt and I've had ahistory of shoulder issues what the fuck else am I supposed to do not bench?
>>36803333
>when your post is so stupid people ignore your quads
>>36804373
move your elbows closer to your body
>>36804510
DUDE JUST MOVE YOUR SHOULDERS CLOSER TO YOUR BODY LMAO
>>36804584
Don't cover your stupidity with memes. If something is hurting while doing a bench press your form is dogshit and you need to change it.
>>36803333
>>36804434
or how you just misseed quads of your own
>>36804630
That wasnt me g. I've been lifting a year and half so relatively inexperienced. I've seen tons of how to's and I really cant find any form that gets me able to get full rom without immediate shoulder pain.
I've been doing a ton of rotator cuff exercises and thats been helping but my shoulders are in bad shape. My bench is at 175 right now and my Ohp is only like 65.
>>36804630
DUDE I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR INJURY BUT I AM QUALIFIED TO DISPENSE TIPS ON IT LMAO
I'm not the same guy who's injured familia, but you dismissing it is pretty idiotic.
Is there a decent video on how to properly bench press that ISN'T the one with Rippetoe and Art of Manliness.
I want to involve more chest and I've been doing the SS variant for over a year now and my chest (and bench numbers) are still poverty tier.
>>36804887
But that's the best one for learning proper form, you faggot.
>>36804887
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYKScL2sgCs
Bonus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7m1JW7mg6Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKhI-O4HI8M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWixOpqQsC8
![JenniferThompson01[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UzAOQx2.jpg "JenniferThompson01[1].jpg")
>>36804887
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34XRmd3a8_0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ta--JGdbSo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJubNVtQfz4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNqT2kUFweM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBfp0A-V5Fw
She (Jennifer Thompson) benched 3pl8 while weighing under 1pl8, that's the first of her series on how to bench and she definitely doesn't teach it Rippetoe style, she advocates a more pec dominant bench.
she's a high school teacher and kind of a qt too
>>36801145
if the bar dont touch your chest it aint a rep, dont be a halfrep faggot, and if you arent able to get the bar all the way down your form is shit
