Thread: Proper Bench Form

Good info about arching your upper back as opposed to your lower back. i see guys getting twisted very bad when they have a huge arch and their butt comes off of the bench.

Originally Posted by pekinpitman

Good info about arching your upper back as opposed to your lower back. i see guys getting twisted very bad when they have a huge arch and their butt comes off of the bench.

If your butt comes the bench your feet are to wide. Try it sometime. Get in your setup. Pull your feet in narrow and try to lift your butt off the bench with your leg drive. It comes up easily. Now, widen your feet wide enough that when you drive your feet down hard your butt barely touches the pad but doesn't leave it. It essentially shortens your legs. Once you're used to it, you don't even have to think about keeping your butt down.