How To Strengthen Your Bench Press
Use your whole body in the lift.
How to strengthen your bench press. Failure to train your triceps will result in a stranded bench press. Do not get me wrong 3 10 is a great way to build strength and definition in your chest but we want to improve power so the reps should be lower. If you re weakest and fail most right off the chest.
When looking to build pressing power strengthening your triceps will make you more solid at the top of the lift. Wide grip bench press. It was having a strong lockout that allowed me to bench press a career high of 501lbs 227 5kg become the best male bench presser in canada on three occasions and win a bronze medal at the world bench press championships.
And the best way to go about doing this is by choosing exercises that help strengthen the specific weak points of your bench press. Your triceps and chest are what drive your bench press power. If you normally bench say 300 pounds he says try benching with maybe 95 100 pounds and just focus on doing the press correctly.
While the goal is always to go big you can do a lot for your bench press by occasionally lifting lighter weight which may help you focus your form and technique. Keep your upper back muscles tensed and keep the upper back on the bench for stability. In the height of my bench press career i was training my bench press four times per week and two of those workouts were strictly focused on my lockout strength.
Utilizing a wide grip bench press is going to help target the chest muscle more reducing the reliance on the shoulder muscles. Push against the floor with your feet. Perform the close grip press with 70 of your bench weight.
Devote one full day a week to punishing your triceps in a good way so that they gain mass and strength. Research 14 also shows that strength is significantly greater when performing the bench press as a free weight exercise in comparison to the smith machine bench press. Moving along in addition to doing the regular bench press consider adjusting your grip pattern on occasion as well.