6 common mistakes when you bench press for strength

These are my personal observations of the biggest mistakes being made when bench pressing for strength. Feel free to elaborate or add in the comments. I personally bench press 150kg at 88kg to 90kg bodyweight and hope some of the tips are useful or entertaining for you.

14 easy steps for a bigger bench press

This is what I learned on my journey to a 150kg bench press so far. That is not the most in the world, but at least the most in my local gym for my weight class. Hope you enjoy these easy tips and start implementing them tomorrow. 

How to bench press for Stronglifts

All in all the most important bit is to take it step by step, know your goals and keep good form for Stronglifts. Good form includes a straight bar path, keeping your ass on the bench and pausing on the chest. I have included further tips in this post, which are especially of interest to people who want to build a strong bench press first and grow muscle second. 

How to increase your bench press

Basic formula is life a healthy life style, bench press, have a goal, have a plan, use incremental overload, stick to the plan and do not injure yourself. Keep doing this for a couple of months or even years and then you will have increased your bench press. Good things are always simple and a bit more detail follows for the interested.

Bench Press Calculator

This bench press calculator is made for you to save you about a week of research. You can skip my rambling and just download the free excel spreadsheet at the end or spent the time to learn how to use it and maybe pick up a tip or two. You will be provided with data based on your own performance on your 1RM, dynamic bench press ad Sinclair coefficient.

How to perform a bench press for crossfit for beginners

The bench press is one of the most commonly performed free weight movement’s in the gym. Even Hollywood incorporates it in a scene between Robin Williams and Matt Damon in the movie Good will hunting as a test of manliness. The major variations of the bench press are related to the width of the grip and whether it is performed in straight movement or with a pause on the chest. For this article we assume you wanted to perform a one rep repetition under maximum load or the maximum amount of repetitions at a lower load.

How to ensure good form for benching, squatting & deadlifting

I have been lifting for a year now and I am far from perfect. I went up to 137.5 kg on the squat with a cheat squat. I realized a bit late that the form was weak and did not provide me with the gains I wanted. Proof was my weak performances on the thruster, where I just could not build up speed. A squat of 137.5 kg and that I had to scale Fran at the same time just did not add up and  I went back down to grind my way back up from 80kg with great results. My squat felt never more powerful at 102.5kg.