Hello all,
I would greatly appreciate some feedback on my bench press form. This is my third consecutive training session failing a 3x5 bench press at 185 lbs, and it’s starting to get to my confidence, so I want to ensure everything is in order. Those training sessions went as follows:
Session 1 - 185 x 5 x 5 x 4 | Session 2 - 185 x 5 x 4 x 4 | Session 3 - 185 x 5 x 4 , 180 x 4 (the set in the video below)
I am eating and sleeping well, as well as resting 5 minutes between each set.
I usually experience a slight pain in my right shoulder when benching, which sometimes feels like it extends into my elbow. It hasn’t been severe enough to prevent me from finishing my working sets.
Thanks in advance.
Hi rho,
Thank you for your response.
I’ve probably never had great bench press form, and failing at 185 has finally brought attention to that. I’ve been watching a couple instructional videos repeatedly to improve in any way that I can. Lately, as soon as I unrack the bar, I’m in my head and uncertain in my execution.
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I am no longer on novice LP. I am currently nearing the end of a PPL split program that has me adding 5 lbs to my main lifts each week. Once I have completed the PPL cycle, I intend to start the bridge. I’m not too concerned with my programming right now; I just want to make sure I can bench press properly first.
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I don’t think I’m bouncing the bar off my chest, really at all, but I’ll be cognizant of that at my next training session to be sure. I think the 1 ct bench press you mentioned would be great to use as verification.
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Yes, I had no idea how fidgety I was until I got a video of myself. I’ll have to focus on that.