So what the fuck is the point of this thing? I can't imagine any realistic applications other than pure ego lifting.
>>37343722
it's forcing him to pull outwards more. imagine not just resting the bar in your palms but trying to pull it apart as you do the lift. it's also a measurement for height pertaining to the workout.
to keep arms position in check?
>>37343796
>>37343797
These are the people posting on fit.
>>37343722
It's to make the lift easier at the bottom to be able to work the triceps with a heavier load.
>>37343722
Overload
Improve specific aspects for the main lift
Helps people who have issues with shoulder pain
>>37343812
How does it help with shoulder pain?
Have shoulder pain
pls aware me
>>37343812
Holy shit blaha is strong
>>37343722
Triceps overload.
I use the blue one, worked up to 200kg with it, was able to max bench 180kg, it did help a lot. Tore my pec though eventually (not with it, but I guess my weak point was triceps and delts and this thing helped a lot and I just learned to go wide grip with it having never trained my pecs enough before and bam, torn)
>>37343858
They take some of the strain on the rotator cuff muscles and tendons out at the bottom position (that's when they're both more active and have less space to move).
They force you into a bar path and humerus position that make it easier on your rotator cuff tendons by allowing more space inside the glenohumeral joint, preventing impingement.
Take a look at the reviews on their website, plenty of people have used it for improving their issues with shoulder pain, or during recovery from rotator cuff injuries.
>>37344854
Show us your ass faggot
>>37345239
How is this post relevant to the thread?
>>37345290
How is that fags name & tripcode relevant to the thread?
>>37343812
dat ROM kek
Powerlifting is a joke
>>37343812
guys! i'm trappy and did you know you use your arms for benching? yes that's right, woah, i'm such a good coach bro
>>37343858
Basically, two things happen:
1. It forces you in to a more shoulder-friendly position at the bottom of the lift (you can't flare as much with that on and have to touch lower/tuck more).
2. It supports some of the weight at the bottom, taking stress off the shoulders in the most vulnerable position.
>>37343722
look it's like a rubber band. rubber bands store potential energy as they stretch. the thing stretches as he reaches the bottom of his bench press, storing energy, and then releases it as it contracts, which happens during the ascent.
>>37343812
> that back arch
Is this a fucking joke or what? He lifted it like a total of 4 inches.
That is not a bench press.
>>37346378
>>37347148
How about this
>>37347184
does that even count? his butt isn't on the bench at all.
>>37347975
It counts. The butt just needs to be touching the bench at all times, not to be fully "sitting into it".
trappy, what do you think of pavel tsatouline?
>>37348025
Why the fuck do people arch their back during bench at all?
Also I have shoulder pain when doing pull-ups pls help ;_;
>>37349249
Puts rotator cuff in a safer position, and chest muscles in a stronger position.
Excessive arches are done in order to maximise the amount of weight you can bench.
>>37349249
arches help stabalize your shoulders and optimize chest activation, but also many lifters arch so much as a method to decrease the range of motion.
Benchlets: The Thread
It is magic
>>37349249
>Why the fuck do people arch their back during bench at all?
to make it less horrible for your shoulders
to make it easier to keep your back tight
to keep your shoulders dug in better
>>37349297
this
