Chest Workouts

I'm sure this muscle group is the most popular among all others, and why not, its a great part of the body to develop.

Remember this: Hey, how much can you bench?... And your response was at least 50 lbs above what you can actually do!

The Bench Press has been a very interesting piece of equipment, there is many tricks to the bench press, I have a couple of tricks myself that I will be sharing later on this page. Its quite a simple machine with a simple idea, lift the weight, place it on your chest and press. Now, how many people do you think are doing it properly? Probably not too many! How about you, the reader of this blog? See for yourself...

Steps to bench pressing,

1. Most bars have a finger mark in form of a line, use this line to figure a comfortable width for benching, most people are comfortable with either their middle finger or their second to last finger.

2. Make sure you are positioned evenly on the bench so you wont sway from side to side! Always keep your feet planted on the floor, this is crucial for balance. Your back needs to be flat on the bench at all times(unless you are a power lifter or performing a max... discussed in another section of the blog.)

3. THE BAR NEEDS TO TOUCH YOUR CHEST!! It does not count unless you do this!, I cant begin to tell you how much this irritates me. If you cant handle the weight then simply go with a weight you can. *Note* For competition bench pressing, the lift will be considered null or not completed.

4. Breathing, very important. When you first lift the bar from its resting position you will need to inhale and as it touches your chest and you begin to press, exhale.

5. Shoulders, its very important to understand that a great deal of pressure is being placed on the shoulders while benching, so in order to avoid the many shoulder injuries from performing such an exercise, STRETCH!!! And one more thing which is probably more important than stretching itself, keep your elbows in while you bench. Most people bench with their arms pointing out as if they were gonna take flight in any second. That would be the wrong thing to do! Like I said keep them in!!