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nico		bench questions	30-08-2007 @ 09:53
just smoked Ed and Neil - EAT MY GOAL Member 120, 1582 posts	Sorry for the double post, but this is from my journal and i thought i might get a few more opinions here. Also, a couple of question about benching. 1: What do wrist wraps do? I tried wrapping my wrist for the first set and could'nt decide if it was easier or harder. 2: How do I work on getting a bigger arch? i tried today to arch more but it just seems to hurt (I'm not very flexible!). I think if I could arch more it would be very beneficial to my bench; 3: Some time in the future (if I can get a raw max of 130-140), i would like to try shirted benching. Is this possible if you train alone?

Cuddles		...	30-08-2007 @ 10:31
Eat.Cycle.Sleep.Win Member 2, 12511 posts SQ 190, BP 150, DL 280 620.0 kgs @ 99kgs UnEq Administrator	- Wrist wraps do nothing more than support your wrists. I love them and do very little pressing without them, but there are plenty of guys who never use them and have no problems. - There a are a couple of good articles on arching. I'll try and dig some up for you. One thing to remember though is that you dont want to just be arching your lower back. Pin your shoulder blades back and together and push your traps into the bench to help arch your upper back too. This will both shorten the rom and put your shoulders in a much safer position. - Shirted benching is pretty tough alone. For a start its not especially easy to get a shirt on, especially one fitted properly. In fact, unless its open backed you havent got a lot of chance unless its too loose to have an effect anyway. Plus tbh, you could do with a good handout and spot when benching shirted.

tbench		...	30-08-2007 @ 10:39
addicted to bench press, needs help Member 80, 1384 posts SQ 175, BP 160, DL 240 575.0 kgs @ 113kgs UnEq	Originally posted by nico... Sorry for the double post, but this is from my journal and i thought i might get a few more opinions here. Also, a couple of question about benching. 1: What do wrist wraps do? I tried wrapping my wrist for the first set and could'nt decide if it was easier or harder. 2: How do I work on getting a bigger arch? i tried today to arch more but it just seems to hurt (I'm not very flexible!). I think if I could arch more it would be very beneficial to my bench; 3: Some time in the future (if I can get a raw max of 130-140), i would like to try shirted benching. Is this possible if you train alone? 1,wraps protect your joints on heavy sets. 2,im the same cant get a big arch but imo as long as you have a good base to bench from (feet flat to the floor,shoulders squeezed together,and arch as much as you can,it works for me. 3,never tryed a shirt wont for another year at least,but have been to a comp and i would say if you can get a shirt on by yourself its far to big,so i wouldnt think it was doable on your own. just my opinion Nico im also a begginer,good luck with it mate

nico		...	30-08-2007 @ 10:57
just smoked Ed and Neil - EAT MY GOAL Member 120, 1582 posts	cheers for the useful replies fellows. I would be very interested in the articles if you can dig them out olly

Titch		...	30-08-2007 @ 12:56
One Sexy MoFo Member 101, 2470 posts	To add another bench question, what's the legal grip width for benching? Does this vary from fed to fed? I bench with my little fingers on the rings of our Oly bar. No idea if our bar is 100% or not though! My expertise tends to lie in other types of bars.

Rick		...	30-08-2007 @ 16:59
I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10034 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235 595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator	The markings on a power bar are at 81cm, and you must have your index fingers on or inside them. Most oly bars tend to be marked at 86cm, which for me means I need third finger just inside the rings for max legal.

Boar		...	30-08-2007 @ 17:23
Walk your talk Member 5, 25557 posts Administrator	yea, shirted benching alone is not much of an option i have an advanced benchpress dvd if you would like a copy ? it gives some tips on arch and other bits aswell as shirted benching and just how tough it is


IainKendrick		...	30-08-2007 @ 17:39
some nice relaxing jazz. Member 77, 12599 posts SQ 265, BP 165, DL 280 710.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq	Looks like your questions have been coverd. Don't worry about the wraps feeling a little 'different'. After a couple of sessions you'll be good with em and they do help lock the wrist and protect the joint.

Rob		...	30-08-2007 @ 18:51
Does f*ck all for SugdenBarbell.co.uk Member 1, 7173 posts SQ 182.5, BP 110, DL 205 497.5 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq Administrator	One thing that no one has mentioned is that wrist wraps can be good for elbow health too - helps keep the forearm area tense - there is an explanation of this in a T-Nation article regarding elbow health.

Fazc		...	30-08-2007 @ 19:40
Sports an extremely muscular arse. Member 38, 6253 posts	Got a link for that Rob? (Can't believe i'm asking for links to T-Nation, oh the shame...) If it could help the elbows, i'm all for it.

Rob		...	30-08-2007 @ 20:05
Does f*ck all for SugdenBarbell.co.uk Member 1, 7173 posts SQ 182.5, BP 110, DL 205 497.5 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq Administrator	http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1270397

Fazc		...	30-08-2007 @ 20:07
Sports an extremely muscular arse. Member 38, 6253 posts	Cheers.

nico		...	30-08-2007 @ 20:49
just smoked Ed and Neil - EAT MY GOAL Member 120, 1582 posts	Originally posted by IainKendrick... Looks like your questions have been coverd. Don't worry about the wraps feeling a little 'different'. After a couple of sessions you'll be good with em and they do help lock the wrist and protect the joint. thanks iain. I guess like most things i just need to giive it a few sessions to get used to it.

nico		...	30-08-2007 @ 20:50
just smoked Ed and Neil - EAT MY GOAL Member 120, 1582 posts	Originally posted by Boar... yea, shirted benching alone is not much of an option i have an advanced benchpress dvd if you would like a copy ? it gives some tips on arch and other bits aswell as shirted benching and just how tough it is cheers mate. If there is anyway of sending it over the net I'd love a copy, otherwise it might be a bit pricy to post off to france

Ben_Tricky_Burgess		...	01-09-2007 @ 21:47
Member 86, 297 posts	r.e the comment about shirt benching alone and any shirt you get on by yourself having no effect... Well both me and Joel sometimes train shirt bench alone, we both have training shirts that are loose enough to get on alone...It takes some practice and it aint pretty in fact in my case the taking off of the shirt brings images of a ugly red baby crocodile pecking its way out of a shell. But it IS possible to get a shirt on by yourself and get some carryover from it, I reckon i get ~20kg from my training shirt.

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