benching bar position - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

warren_1987 · 04-02-2008, 03:24 PM

when im benching i always wonder in good form , where should the ar meet my chest . at the moment weather it is incline or flat i lower the bar to just above my nipples?

Big-T- · 05-02-2008, 06:36 AM

Personally,just below the nipple but everyone is different m8...Try just below and above the nipple to see what works best for you,as each to their own ...Have seem some people doing it nearer the top half of the chest but whatever suits you m8

Squill · 10-02-2008, 02:57 PM

I like going to the neck with a wide grip on flat benches. This gives me a good stretch. But make sure you dont use too much weight as you would put too much stress on the shoulders

try a few weeks with each grip type & position, you will know which one works best for you then

warren_1987 · 10-02-2008, 03:34 PM

cheers mate

Squill · 11-02-2008, 01:30 PM

no problem

warren_1987 · 11-02-2008, 02:36 PM

lol, i tried this today and felt it on the shoulders, so i have opted for a wide grip on the nipple felt a real good pull.

Tall · 11-02-2008, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squill

I like going to the neck with a wide grip on flat benches. This gives me a good stretch. But make sure you dont use too much weight as you would put too much stress on the shoulders

try a few weeks with each grip type & position, you will know which one works best for you then

Perhaps its not such a good idea to recommend Wide Grip Guilotine Presses...

An experienced trainer may perhaps be able to use them correctly, most people on a public board will not

Squill · 11-02-2008, 04:16 PM

i dont see a problem with them as long as people dont try to use too much weight or rush the reps.

Tall · 11-02-2008, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squill

i dont see a problem with them as long as people dont try to use too much weight or rush the reps.

Which they will....

Squill · 11-02-2008, 04:21 PM

lol, true.

Then again I used to put too much on the bench and muscle it up instead of squeezing and working on the pecs themselves.

Took me 12 months to stop doing this....my chest (and shoulders) have thanked me ever since!

SNOWY · 12-02-2008, 08:45 AM

i put it just below the neck when i want to work the upper chest

the_illuminati · 12-02-2008, 10:28 AM

normally execute flat bench press at the bottom of my chest and incline just below the neck, always been told this is the correct way! seem to get more stretch doin it like this too

Five-O · 12-02-2008, 10:38 AM

Bringing it down just above the nipple area will produce a better stretch, I changed to these from doing them to tyhe nipple and I saw a marked improvement.

Bringing it down to the neck IMO is NOT the natural range of motion, just sit now and bring your arms out and pull them back, its quite dangerous tbh. T^he natty range bring it in just above the mid chest area.

Tall · 12-02-2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Five-O

Bringing it down just above the nipple area will produce a better stretch, I changed to these from doing them to tyhe nipple and I saw a marked improvement.

Bringing it down to the neck IMO is NOT the natural range of motion, just sit now and bring your arms out and pull them back, its quite dangerous tbh. T^he natty range bring it in just above the mid chest area.

Its certainly a fairly advanced exercise - and not to be recommended on open forums. Guaranteed some gym rat will try and bench his normal weight this way and end up injuring himself...

Squill · 12-02-2008, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TH&S

Its certainly a fairly advanced exercise - and not to be recommended on open forums. Guaranteed some gym rat will try and bench his normal weight this way and end up injuring himself...

Alot of guys at my old gym did it this way (where I picked it up from) but like I say, I was told not to use too much weight and focus on nice slow reps.

04-02-2008, 03:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
warren_1987 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,202	benching bar position when im benching i always wonder in good form , where should the ar meet my chest . at the moment weather it is incline or flat i lower the bar to just above my nipples?

05-02-2008, 06:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Big-T- Newbie Trainer Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 58	Re: benching bar position Personally,just below the nipple but everyone is different m8...Try just below and above the nipple to see what works best for you,as each to their own ...Have seem some people doing it nearer the top half of the chest but whatever suits you m8

10-02-2008, 02:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Squill Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 71	Re: benching bar position I like going to the neck with a wide grip on flat benches. This gives me a good stretch. But make sure you dont use too much weight as you would put too much stress on the shoulders try a few weeks with each grip type & position, you will know which one works best for you then

10-02-2008, 03:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
warren_1987 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,202	Re: benching bar position cheers mate

11-02-2008, 01:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
Squill Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 71	Re: benching bar position no problem

11-02-2008, 02:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
warren_1987 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,202	Re: benching bar position lol, i tried this today and felt it on the shoulders, so i have opted for a wide grip on the nipple felt a real good pull.

11-02-2008, 04:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
Squill Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 71	Re: benching bar position i dont see a problem with them as long as people dont try to use too much weight or rush the reps.

11-02-2008, 04:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
Squill Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 71	Re: benching bar position lol, true. Then again I used to put too much on the bench and muscle it up instead of squeezing and working on the pecs themselves. Took me 12 months to stop doing this....my chest (and shoulders) have thanked me ever since!

12-02-2008, 08:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
SNOWY Polar Bear Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: south wales. Cwmbran Posts: 183	Re: benching bar position i put it just below the neck when i want to work the upper chest

12-02-2008, 10:28 AM	#12 (permalink)
the_illuminati Im the Greatest something like Ali in his time Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: South West Posts: 163	Re: benching bar position normally execute flat bench press at the bottom of my chest and incline just below the neck, always been told this is the correct way! seem to get more stretch doin it like this too

12-02-2008, 10:38 AM	#13 (permalink)
Five-O aka Jimmy Join Date: May 2006 Location: Barnsley Posts: 4,095	Re: benching bar position Bringing it down just above the nipple area will produce a better stretch, I changed to these from doing them to tyhe nipple and I saw a marked improvement. Bringing it down to the neck IMO is NOT the natural range of motion, just sit now and bring your arms out and pull them back, its quite dangerous tbh. T^he natty range bring it in just above the mid chest area.

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