[Cam93]

Basicly, heres the senario;

http://www.uk-muscle.co.uk/member-journals-pictures/103944-cams-5x5-journal-size-strenth-9.html

Bottom part on the last page.

My question is does it make a diffrence being 1 inch above chest, or bar to touch chest? as i physicly cant touch the bar with chest, i've been told to do more streches to become more flexible, will that help?

 

[scottish676]

You should be alright mate

 

[n987]

Are you training for powerlifting or bb?

What part of the chest are you lowering to?

 

[G-man99]

I watched a Dorian Yates video yesterday about chest training and he said it was fine as long as you are getting a full stretch at the bottom.

Control the negative and explode upwards

 

[Never Injured]

I never touch my chest with the bar but I can always feel my chest has been worked straight after the set when I get up.

 

[Uriel]

I always stop the bar an inch above chest

 

[deeppurple]

i always hit my body.

 

[dtlv]

I think just going as low as you comfortably can is good enough, although depends upon what muscles you are targetting. The lower part of a bench press is mostly pecs and the upper part mostly triceps... when doing close grip benches for tris I stop about 4-5 inches above my chest, when working pecs I touch right down.

 

[BLUTOS]

I stop the weight on my chest for a two second count then press it back up.

If you have issues with flexability on Barbell Bench switch to Dumbell for a month or two.

 

[Guest]

I too stop an inch above, it feels like my rip cage is splitting at that point so I know I'm getting a good stretch.

I also lower slowly an explode back up.

I loose the tension if I lower to chest an feel my back, delts an tris working more.

 

[switch]

I touch

 

[R1cky]

I touch

x2

yeah i alwas touch my chest

 

[BIG BUCK]

I bounce the focker straight off my chest and launch it like a nuclear missile!