Back Training For Bench – Ask Coach Ben
ASK COACH BEN - BACK TRAINING My take on training your back? As much and as often as you can reasonably RECOVER from You never hear of anyone with an …Read More
The Bench Blog
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Blaine Sumner Bench Cue
BLAINE SUMNER BENCH CUE Very excited to share this concept with all of you! It has been a huge gamechanger for our athletes! I need to give credit whe…Read More
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Go To Exercises For Lockout Strength!
Using these exercises will ensure you lock out even the heaviest weights! Close Grip Board Press This is probably my favorite of all lockout, tricep,…Read More
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Guide The Bar Into A Better Position
This whole concept came about by lifters fighting my handoff. I would try and put them in a spot where they could travel in a more direct line to thei…Read More
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Bench Shirt v.s. Raw Bench – An Insight Into Both Worlds
Lately I'm seeing a trend that makes me real happy. More and more lifters jumping in bench shirts and taking some big weight for a ride! Being an equi…Read More
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Jen Thompson Bench Cue
This is a fantastic cue I've heard around the grapevine from Jen Thompson who came down for a seminar at the gym The cue was "Pinky Crush" the bar. Yo…Read More
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Gripping The Bar On Bench
This is actually something I see lifters struggle with quite often. It's not something that gets a lot of attention, and that's where do you place the…Read More
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Teaching Bench To A Beginner
Sometimes the hardest thing to do as a coach is scaling back to teach a complete beginner a movement. They don't know any terms, they have zero expect…Read More
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Arching On The Bench
ARCHING ON THE BENCH Is it bad for you? Unlike with a squat or a deadlift where you have axial loads, bench pressing is different. Arching is perfectl…Read More
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Big Benchas 6 Week Challenge Results / Winners
Another 6 week challenge in the books! The results were unbelievable yet again! We had such a great group of lifters who were active throughout and we…Read More