Bench pressing with your feet up has been frowned upon by most elite strength coaches through the nation.
Feet up bench press.
Most of the time we work with 30 60 1rm at 85 1 50 m s in our speed bench work for.
You should never bench press with your feet up.
The downsides of bench pressing with your feet up as i discussed in my common bench press mistakes article one of the biggest potential dangers when bench pressing is having your elbows flare out to the sides.
Your shoulder blades should be retracted and depressed.
Legs up bench press technique 1.
Here s how to do it properly.
But i m going to break my rule just this once.
Your feet should be.
Most importantly coaches say it s dangerous.
Including this half rep will increase time under tension lead to a greater hypertrophic stimulus and absolutely destroy your pecs and triceps.
Perform the standard feet elevated bench press but the eccentric lowering portion of the movement should last 3 5 seconds.
Feet elevated 1 5 bench press.
When asked why trainees especially at the beginner and intermediate levels should never bench press.
Reasons are often the lack of stabilization lack of support and the lack of drive into the ground which takes away from how much you can lift.
All of these are true statments.
This places a lot of strain on your shoulders and can lead to painful rotator cuff injuries.
In all bench press variations the shoulder blades need to be.
Grip the barbell with the hands slightly wider than.
Bench pressing with your legs up creates an unstable enviornment.
Press your feet into the ground and your hips into the bench while you lift the bar up and off the rack.
Speed bench work is a type of bench press training where we re specifically focusing on moving the bar fast.
Start with a grip 1 2 finger lengths inside normal.
Feet elevated eccentric emphasis bench press.
Perform the standard feet elevated bench press but in between every full repetition add a half repetition starting from your chest.
Slowly lower the bar to your chest allowing.