How to Increase Your Bench Max

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  • @williamshao2662
    @williamshao2662 Год назад +1025

    First guy has his wrist bent so far back

    • @souradipchakraborty1473
      @souradipchakraborty1473 Год назад +12

      he is a powerlifter they do that

    • @DAatDA
      @DAatDA Год назад +4

      Needs wraps

    • @dariusgoatland10
      @dariusgoatland10 Год назад +27

      @@souradipchakraborty1473 That creates a moment arm between the barbell & the wrist joint. A moment arm is a force multiplier, so every centimeter of displacement from the wrist joint to bar, the harder it will be to bench the same exact weight.

    • @souradipchakraborty1473
      @souradipchakraborty1473 Год назад +1

      @@dariusgoatland10 true but the ROM also decreases since many powerlifters can bend the wrist in such a wat that the line of the barbell is below the wrist joint.

    • @dariusgoatland10
      @dariusgoatland10 Год назад +19

      @@souradipchakraborty1473 Not worth it; just use the compression grip.

  • @Togotzi
    @Togotzi Год назад +540

    Dudes wrist is about to snap lol

    • @IamSickCase
      @IamSickCase Год назад

      Oh my god i didn’t see that. I want to Unsee that 🤮

  • @dacaveman4372
    @dacaveman4372 Год назад +86

    I used to do these with squats and not only did my squats shoot up, my farmers carry and deadlift shot up too

    • @fckmoi
      @fckmoi Год назад

      Do you hold up right or in a squat position ?

    • @jackyxie5193
      @jackyxie5193 Год назад +1

      @@fckmoi In the muscle's contracted position.

    • @dacaveman4372
      @dacaveman4372 Год назад +6

      @@fckmoi I would just unrack and walk back like I would squat, but stand with the weight.

    • @Skyrim279
      @Skyrim279 Год назад

      @@dacaveman4372 Did you only do that with squats or deadlift too? I'm just wondering how you would do that hold with the deadlift

    • @dacaveman4372
      @dacaveman4372 Год назад +3

      @@Skyrim279 I only did it on squat days, but I felt the carry over in the top like 10% of my deadlift. Honestly you're better off doing deficit deadlifts if your sticking point is close to the floor, and elevated pulls if your sticking point is above the knees. Best way to beat a sticking point is to work just below it

  • @Procharmo
    @Procharmo Год назад +16

    I will try this tomorrow. From an ego viewpoint I cant wait to see what 5 plates feels like.....

    • @keks9662
      @keks9662 5 месяцев назад +1

      I bench press 150 kg with a pause, I managed to do it with a weight of 240 on a hard bar🤔, how are you doing?

  • @chocolatefudge5263
    @chocolatefudge5263 Год назад +121

    Well first I have to find 3 persons willing to give me some time

  • @screamingrogan5732
    @screamingrogan5732 Год назад +41

    First dude had spotters on all sides even with the safety spotters lol

  • @jackyxie5193
    @jackyxie5193 Год назад +22

    Isometric holds has been a fundamental in many gymnastic programs to build strength. Great to see this getting more attention.

  • @donottouch9110
    @donottouch9110 Год назад +9

    I always do it mid set it makes you feel alive and amazing and honestly relaxed like you reached a climax

  • @_Zane__
    @_Zane__ Год назад +68

    Wtf with that wrist position

  • @catchreload6708
    @catchreload6708 Год назад +18

    This actually helped me to increase my bench to 290lbs

  • @ariesscar443
    @ariesscar443 Год назад +20

    The way that first guy was holding that bar made it look n feel like his wrist was about to snap! He wasn’t holding the bar straight. His wrist was bent all backwards. * cringe*

    • @yoeyyoey8937
      @yoeyyoey8937 Год назад +1

      Yeah no one talking about this knows how to coach or even bench 😂

    • @ctrlw__7-years-ago
      @ctrlw__7-years-ago Год назад

      I saw that too, i was like wtf

  • @casmartin790
    @casmartin790 Год назад +1

    I saw a video a few years ago of someone explaining the same thing, he also mentioned doing the holds at half way as well as in the locked out position

  • @ayanbharadwaj7932
    @ayanbharadwaj7932 3 месяца назад

    Very helpful info 👍🏻

  • @mr.starly2423
    @mr.starly2423 Год назад

    This workout for better stability. Like a getting ready for a push-up.

  • @jirace
    @jirace 8 месяцев назад

    Builds joint stability by deep/core muscle recruitment.

  • @T90ShottIVFg
    @T90ShottIVFg Год назад +30

    You really should do this for just about every lift.

    • @abkonk
      @abkonk Год назад +1

      Definitely, the main 3 especially

    • @abkonk
      @abkonk Год назад +2

      Deadlifts via rack pulls/holds more so

    • @yoeyyoey8937
      @yoeyyoey8937 Год назад +3

      Or maybe you should just program and train properly instead of relaying on gimmicks, on all lifts

    • @pranavps851
      @pranavps851 Год назад +11

      @@yoeyyoey8937 you sound really knowledgeable

    • @eliasali9383
      @eliasali9383 Год назад

      @@yoeyyoey8937 yoey

  • @technicalgaur
    @technicalgaur Год назад

    Will surely implement this

  • @Enginair
    @Enginair Год назад +4

    I imagine this and then a super slow negative would be even better

  • @sodopianos1412
    @sodopianos1412 9 месяцев назад

    I used to like even heavier where I could not stop the bar from coming down for more than a few seconds. Then Slow descend to the pins.

  • @NattyGuy
    @NattyGuy Год назад

    Well, this should be fun.

  • @zamiel5435
    @zamiel5435 Год назад +5

    Now how to put this in deadlifts lol (i know you just go do rack pulls)

  • @boredaf5782
    @boredaf5782 Месяц назад +2

    I'll never understand how power lifters bench with such a wide grip, sure it mean less rang of motion but you also lose all the leverage advantage that comes with a proper grip, doesn't seem like a net benefit to me

  • @insolentchild6989
    @insolentchild6989 Год назад

    Do the same with squat - pin squats but double my 1 rep max lol

  • @zannattoys
    @zannattoys Год назад

    Nice

  • @aroundandround
    @aroundandround Год назад

    For squats, would you maintain the isometric at the top or in the well, and if latter, what percentage of 1RM?

  • @UmpikLumpik
    @UmpikLumpik Год назад +1

    One set like Once? or like 3 times 10s. holding?

  • @thepolticalone961
    @thepolticalone961 Год назад

    I thought his elbow was gonna go

  • @The_Daliban
    @The_Daliban Год назад +26

    Is this gonna work for squats as well?

    • @TURBORACER99
      @TURBORACER99 Год назад +13

      yes

    • @rodrigonieto8446
      @rodrigonieto8446 Год назад +5

      100% my max squat is 250 and I’ve been this with 500 my squat has nearly tripled

    • @magicjohnsins
      @magicjohnsins Год назад +2

      short answer is yes, long answer is that there's 2 different ways to do these and the benefits depend on the athlete and training goals.
      The way described here, where she does them as a final warm-up, is called potentiation. If you've done a cool down set after squats, you've noticed how 185 or 225 or whatever feels almost weightless after working with heavier weights. This does the same thing and benefits everyone on lifts that are not set down between reps (like deadlifts). Don't do this for sets that aren't intended to be higher than RPE 8, and be careful doing this with front squats.
      The other way to do this is at the end of the workout. I went from 315x5 > 365x5 squat in a month by doing 3x5 every 4 days, followed by a 1 minute hold with weight + 15-20%. If, while lifting, your legs feel like they have the strength to keep going but the weight of the bar bearing down on you feels immense enough that you can't focus on maintaining good form, you will probably benefit from this. Before doing this, ensure you're starting with a good set-up with shoulders tight and proper bracing. A belt isn't necessary, but is recommended for supermaximal weights.

    • @TheTmshuman
      @TheTmshuman Год назад

      I’ve used eccentric holds at the bottom to bake the 500lbs mark. I’d take it down as slow as I could and hold as long as I could at the bottom, drop it to the safeties, strip, rerack and repeat until it didn’t feel heavy anymore and then boom.

  • @aspen8517
    @aspen8517 Год назад +1

    Everybody is built differently and maybe his wrist is fine in that position but it looks like wrist damage waiting to happen

  • @glenntimmons1673
    @glenntimmons1673 9 месяцев назад +1

    Help him please with his wrist form

  • @akonemanaba4183
    @akonemanaba4183 6 месяцев назад

    I tried this before

  • @PutraRhm
    @PutraRhm 28 дней назад

    Me doing this alone: 💀

  • @aspicousgamer2340
    @aspicousgamer2340 10 месяцев назад +1

    Question should I do it before the main workout, or after my normal workout of heavy weight 5 reps and 3-4 sets, or should I just make that the whole workout for the day

    • @Darknight526
      @Darknight526 10 месяцев назад +1

      This should be sandwiched right after your last warm-up set and right before your first working set.
      So do this right before your first set of 5 reps of the heavy weight you're bench pressing. Again the recommended prescription is once every OTHER week.

  • @jusc8288
    @jusc8288 Год назад

    Does this still work if u only do incline bench?

  • @343JustMe
    @343JustMe Год назад +1

    But that guy has his elbow locked out

  • @WatermelonWizard
    @WatermelonWizard Год назад +1

    Aren’t these bad for your elbows?

  • @thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486
    @thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486 Год назад +4

    It was called heavy negatives. But you lower the weight on your chest.

  • @DarthNoshitam
    @DarthNoshitam Год назад +3

    Could you do this for pullups? Add weight and hold at the top

    • @jackyxie5193
      @jackyxie5193 Год назад +4

      I'm guessing the principle is the same for all muscle groups so yes it would be beneficial. You should check out front lever progressions to boost back strength.

    • @tarunpratap017
      @tarunpratap017 Год назад

      I think it doesn't apply for back/pulling movement.

    • @jackyxie5193
      @jackyxie5193 Год назад

      @@tarunpratap017 Why do you think so? It definitely does help. Take any muscle and train it isometrically with sufficient stress and it will yield results. This is the case for the eccentric and concentric as well. Getting stronger in either will result in positive results for the muscle. The principles for stimulating muscle strength and hypertrophy are the same regardless of whether it's your chest or your back. Why would it be any different than pulling?

    • @maxpowers4436
      @maxpowers4436 Год назад

      @@tarunpratap017 Pull movement like how? Like a deadlift?
      Ever heard of pause deadlifts lmao.... something people have been using for ages. It works for most exercises just makes more sense for others than lets say a nice curl.

    • @diego-rm2oy
      @diego-rm2oy Год назад

      It does a lot.

  • @unogazzy84
    @unogazzy84 8 месяцев назад

    His wrist are about to snap.

  • @LmaoFxckyouPlenty
    @LmaoFxckyouPlenty 4 месяца назад

    What about negative reps

  • @nyagah243
    @nyagah243 Год назад +5

    I'd do this if the gym I went to had a decent rack 😓

    • @joeschmoe1645
      @joeschmoe1645 Год назад

      Ur telling me ur only 20% off from the max your gyms rack can hold

    • @gurpreetkhamba5399
      @gurpreetkhamba5399 Год назад +5

      @@joeschmoe1645 Your assuming my LA fitness gym has benches with safeties.

    • @Estebanmdp100
      @Estebanmdp100 Год назад +2

      @@joeschmoe1645 maybe he got one of those dumb gyms with no real bendi press and it’s justa bench

    • @serajalwani6334
      @serajalwani6334 Год назад

      why do you need a rack? you're just holding the weight not doing a full rep. If you think you might mess up, get a spotter

    • @fabricioabadie6623
      @fabricioabadie6623 Год назад

      @@serajalwani6334 When you hold something above your max your muscles start to shake and it gets more violent to longer you hold it

  • @JVGJonny247
    @JVGJonny247 Год назад +3

    Can this principle be applied to about any exercise?

  • @Atsolok
    @Atsolok 5 месяцев назад

    What about warmup?

  • @lordryan2230
    @lordryan2230 2 месяца назад

    Sadly my gym doesn't allow this 😢

  • @Flame_237
    @Flame_237 2 дня назад

    With 120% does he mean 1.2x or 2.2x?

  • @PaultheG1
    @PaultheG1 11 месяцев назад

    Am I suppose to go to failure with these?

  • @svenvanbeers
    @svenvanbeers Год назад

    Can thid be done with dumbells? As you would need to push them up first

    • @goncalotome1791
      @goncalotome1791 Год назад

      No tendrás la fuerza para poner pesas tan pesadas allí

  • @Nihilnovus
    @Nihilnovus Год назад +1

    Wonder if you can do this with squats

  • @livinginthisgalaxy7961
    @livinginthisgalaxy7961 Год назад +1

    Is that Bill Goldberg?

  • @magnoliamike
    @magnoliamike 11 месяцев назад

    Is his wrist correct

  • @삼돌2
    @삼돌2 Год назад +1

    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @THExJMC
    @THExJMC Год назад

    Do you warm up for bench normally then do this before working sets? Or do you do this on it’s own with its own warm up?

    • @Grimmjeaux
      @Grimmjeaux Год назад +4

      The first line of your statement.
      In order
      Bench warmup - > iso hold - > working bench sets

    • @THExJMC
      @THExJMC Год назад +1

      @@Grimmjeaux thanks, gonna try incorporating this into my routine. Same with squats.

    • @Grimmjeaux
      @Grimmjeaux Год назад +2

      @@THExJMC yeah this is especially good with squats. Walking out of rack with heavy weights really primes your body and central nervous system. Lift safe buddy. Have a great day and greater workouts.

  • @Quicktwosteps
    @Quicktwosteps 5 месяцев назад

    It's not gonna fucked up my scapula or something?

  • @asadshafique1771
    @asadshafique1771 Год назад +5

    Can I do the same for squat as well?

    • @o_o7440
      @o_o7440 Год назад +6

      Yes you can. And he has a video on it too.

    • @o_o7440
      @o_o7440 Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/GSVca1kT3Mo/видео.html here you go brother

  • @IstandonFaith
    @IstandonFaith Год назад +1

    Or or just here me out just do your reps a lot slower

  • @steinofen7285
    @steinofen7285 5 месяцев назад

    + 120 percent of my max bench? Or max bench + 20%?

    • @tedlessor3887
      @tedlessor3887 Месяц назад

      😂😂😂 I don't even have enough plates for a 100% over my max😅

  • @1ChristopherCampbell
    @1ChristopherCampbell Год назад +2

    Wrist did not look good🤮

  • @jackdowdell6684
    @jackdowdell6684 Год назад +2

    How much have you benched again?

  • @Th3Reckoner
    @Th3Reckoner 16 дней назад

    Yikes those wrists…

  • @ITZYOURSAVAGE
    @ITZYOURSAVAGE 8 месяцев назад

    Bros wrist

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  • @3jasionis
    @3jasionis Год назад +3

    Don't do bench at all if you don't know what you doing. You will fuck your shoulders
    -massage therapist

  • @bigdawg7718
    @bigdawg7718 9 месяцев назад

    120% of my max? I’m at 325 rn so can anyone do the math?

  • @shelfcloud487
    @shelfcloud487 Год назад

    Bench more.

  • @MrDbaker360
    @MrDbaker360 7 месяцев назад

    170% of my max? That’s 765lbs lol no fckn way I can hold that

  • @theprodigalson4003
    @theprodigalson4003 Год назад

    Wouldn’t it make more sense to have an overcoming isometric as opposed to a hold? For example set the safeties low or have a good good sporter and let it go down to your chest and try really hard to push it off again wouldn’t that be better at creating the drivr for strength adaptation than just holding it up there?

  • @eabo846
    @eabo846 Год назад +2

    Stop the cap

  • @1TieDye1
    @1TieDye1 Год назад +4

    Again, not telling people they should start with small increases over your max and slowly increase from there. Starting at 120% is foolish. Start at your last max, if it wasn't done recently, or 105% if it was. The stimulus will still be beneficial, as it's new, and it gives you room to actually progressively overload because you'll be starting at more reasonable level.
    Do better SquatU.

    • @HolidayFortnight
      @HolidayFortnight Год назад +2

      Yall really hide behind a keyboard and suddenly feel high and mighty huh…

    • @yoeyyoey8937
      @yoeyyoey8937 Год назад

      @@HolidayFortnight he’s right though 😂

    • @tt-nc2wh
      @tt-nc2wh Год назад

      @@HolidayFortnight what on earth is the point of your comment?

    • @TheMrKabul
      @TheMrKabul Год назад

      He does say to 'do this after your normal warm up'... if you were paying attention to the advice instead of having a trolley brain

  • @WavScorn259
    @WavScorn259 Год назад +1

    Once a week, one set? Ok gotcha!

    • @whoknows8223
      @whoknows8223 Год назад +3

      One set every other week.
      = Once in 2 weeks

    • @sea8545
      @sea8545 Год назад

      @@whoknows8223 exactly.

  • @ZeugirdorVin
    @ZeugirdorVin 7 месяцев назад

    Those wrists 😬

  • @Sealae80
    @Sealae80 Год назад

    But does it works on squats cause I want saquon Barkley legs 🦵