You are a life saver.... My triceps had been hurting ,esp. The tendon connected to my elbow. This helped a ton ! I dont feel any tension on it anymore and can press normally again!!
Hey Coach Ben, your breathing and benching technique helped me a lot in my State Championship. I won the over all Strong Woman award. 😄 My weight is 50kg and I benched 60kg and I have been lifting for only one year.
Looking forward to trying this tonight. competed for years but never really thought about lat engagement as bench has always been good.. I'm 44 now so who knows if this will work.. Will report back!
Ok, will report back in more detail after a few sessions as 1 evening is difficult to judge by. What i will say is that I felt the difference by engaging lats and certainly felt less stress on the shoulders! I missed my 4th and 5th rep at 350lbs but that may have been due to change of technique and having a spotter lift in the weight when normally I would rack it myself.. I'll be back!!
Excellent tip. I've been wondering about this for a long time. One thing I noticed however is that in order for this to work properly, one needs to cock back the wrist a bit instead of having it perfectly straight ( I notice you do this in your video). Also the grip must be a little wider and a little looser as to not overly activate the triceps on the eccentric which allows for more lat activation. Anyway, thanks for the tip and please advise as to my comment. Cheers!
wuuut? no triceps tension on eccentric? need to try this. is there tension on triceps at the t shirt pause or a sink? or is it still tricep tension exclusively on the press command?
There will be some tension everywhere but honestly shouldn't feel loaded into the arms too much when you descend. Once you learn to catch the weight with your back and stabilize with your lats then its a whole new world. The hard part is getting to that point. Probably the hardest thing to get to click in benching. If there was a quick fix i'd tell you! haha. Takes a lot of practice and self awareness
I wouldn't think about that cue unless you're a shirted bencher. Thinking about tucking elbows will put you in a bad position 9 times out of 10. I have some vids on that stacked position that may help my friend!
@@BigBenchas i used to bench a ton.... but quit for yrs..... got back into it. can rep 205 like 20 times.... soon as i add some weight it just starts to feel heavier than it should.... should i do fast twitch presses or should i do press up fast slow for 3... squat and deadlifts are well past 500..... hell even my over head press is 225 for like 10.... but bench has become a weak pt. 225 for maybe 8. i only shoulder press ever 2 times a month. Am i doing to many sets of becnch... like 2 warmups and 4-5 sets.
I should flex my lats both phase, negative/positive, whole movement range? During and before lockout too? Or rather only when the bar is nera the chest? Thx
This doesn’t make any sense not to mention my dad is just saying “you’ll get it in time just by doing it” or “just incorporate your lats” or “don’t push with your arms” it’s really confusing and annoying and de-motivating cuz I can’t get it
I can take one click glance at you and see you know what you're talking about. But this explanation/que only confuses me more and does zero to help me figure out how to engage my lats.
You have to turn on your lats. When the weight is up before you bring it down to your chest, just flex your lats out to your ribs and then corkscrew your elbows in, this will help you catch it with your back. It takes practice. Try it with push ups first.
You are a life saver.... My triceps had been hurting ,esp. The tendon connected to my elbow. This helped a ton ! I dont feel any tension on it anymore and can press normally again!!
Happy to help! Check us out @bigbenchas on IG for more! Once you get the whole concept of using your back you eliminate a lot of those pains!
This was big for for me, thanks Ben.
Jojo Jones glad it helped you out my friend! Thanks so much for watching
Absolutely my man!
Jojo Jones you feel it in the middle back right? That’s the feeling I’m gettin
pro tip: you can watch movies at flixzone. I've been using it for watching a lot of movies these days.
@Gregory Arlo Yup, I have been watching on Flixzone} for since november myself :D
Hey Coach Ben, your breathing and benching technique helped me a lot in my State Championship. I won the over all Strong Woman award. 😄
My weight is 50kg and I benched 60kg and I have been lifting for only one year.
Congrats keep it coming!
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After watching your videos my bench press setup and form got better thanks.
Lol, I did this subconsciously the entire time. Thought I was weird for feeling my lats after benching.
You have the best cues man
Thats absolutly game changing thanks, was never able to hit my lat on the bench, now i can :)))
Excellent, excellent tip. It took me a little bit to put this into practice but once it clicked, it was a huge difference. Thank you so much brother.
Looking forward to trying this tonight. competed for years but never really thought about lat engagement as bench has always been good.. I'm 44 now so who knows if this will work.. Will report back!
Would love to hear how it goes my friend!
Ok, will report back in more detail after a few sessions as 1 evening is difficult to judge by. What i will say is that I felt the difference by engaging lats and certainly felt less stress on the shoulders! I missed my 4th and 5th rep at 350lbs but that may have been due to change of technique and having a spotter lift in the weight when normally I would rack it myself.. I'll be back!!
Im trying to break a national record in 3 weeks and this might actually do it
I just use the arms like you showed the first time. The main thing I need to click to make the movement better is getting lats tight.
Thanks for this. Benching today so I'll try it out.
Excellent tip. I've been wondering about this for a long time. One thing I noticed however is that in order for this to work properly, one needs to cock back the wrist a bit instead of having it perfectly straight ( I notice you do this in your video). Also the grip must be a little wider and a little looser as to not overly activate the triceps on the eccentric which allows for more lat activation. Anyway, thanks for the tip and please advise as to my comment. Cheers!
I do agree with the wrists! If they are completely straight the bar wouldn't align with your forearms. Good point my friend
@@BigBenchas thanks for the reply. Cheers
bamboo bar is a nice cue
Great content!
Cannot wait to try this today!
Cuh funny!! On crip this dude got me rollin! R60C SLAUSON GANG G-Money.
great info!
GAME CHANGER FR
that right calf doe
I can’t do it, but my son can, both bench double body weight?
I have felt a lot of last activation while benching for a while and always assumed it was a problem with form.
But if your squeezing and bending the bar like how you’re supposed to then how can there be no tension in the arms?
Small bencher here, but this cue is fucking great. Very interesting feeling
imma try this!
I don't get it. How do I not use my arms on the negative?
Row the weight down with your back
@@Goremachinehow do you row when there is no res8stance
Bit how do the "catch the bar with your back." Can you be more specific?
Amazing
wuuut? no triceps tension on eccentric? need to try this. is there tension on triceps at the t shirt pause or a sink? or is it still tricep tension exclusively on the press command?
There will be some tension everywhere but honestly shouldn't feel loaded into the arms too much when you descend. Once you learn to catch the weight with your back and stabilize with your lats then its a whole new world. The hard part is getting to that point. Probably the hardest thing to get to click in benching. If there was a quick fix i'd tell you! haha. Takes a lot of practice and self awareness
thanku!!
I don’t know how to bench press with my chest lol always push with my lats…
What do you do about pain tring to tuck the elbows... it hurts my right shoulder lat activation
I wouldn't think about that cue unless you're a shirted bencher. Thinking about tucking elbows will put you in a bad position 9 times out of 10. I have some vids on that stacked position that may help my friend!
@@BigBenchas i used to bench a ton.... but quit for yrs..... got back into it. can rep 205 like 20 times.... soon as i add some weight it just starts to feel heavier than it should.... should i do fast twitch presses or should i do press up fast slow for 3...
squat and deadlifts are well past 500..... hell even my over head press is 225 for like 10.... but bench has become a weak pt. 225 for maybe 8. i only shoulder press ever 2 times a month. Am i doing to many sets of becnch... like 2 warmups and 4-5 sets.
ive had shoulder surgery twice due to the elbow tuck technique as it gives more explosionl..... it puts a lot of stress on head of shoulder
Holy shit man ty
I should flex my lats both phase, negative/positive, whole movement range? During and before lockout too? Or rather only when the bar is nera the chest? Thx
I went from 135 for 3 to 225 for 10 after this video. Took me 1 week.
Nice meme
Really need help with this my arms hurt everytime I bench
Shoot me an email @coachben@bigbenchas.com
@@BigBenchas thanks, I think I sent it. Let me know if you get it
Just helped me hit 225 at 16 thank you💪💪🤝
His bench is good but what about his mile run? Dude was gassed after just talking lmaoooooooooo
You should be tired even with just the bar if you are benching and taking all cues into consideration
yes mile run: the fourth powerlifting move.
He’s a powerlifter. You lift anything above 200 pounds 😂
I just need a real bench press! Most gym benches are garbage!
This doesn’t make any sense not to mention my dad is just saying “you’ll get it in time just by doing it” or “just incorporate your lats” or “don’t push with your arms” it’s really confusing and annoying and de-motivating cuz I can’t get it
I can take one click glance at you and see you know what you're talking about. But this explanation/que only confuses me more and does zero to help me figure out how to engage my lats.
You have to turn on your lats. When the weight is up before you bring it down to your chest, just flex your lats out to your ribs and then corkscrew your elbows in, this will help you catch it with your back. It takes practice. Try it with push ups first.