Generally, there is only 1 power rack and 2 bench press rack(with no safety arm) in the gym, have never seen people bench at power rack, do I look weird/stupid/annoying if I bench on a power rack? I don't have a spotter and I don't want to kill myself.

This post has been edited by helven: May 9 2016, 06:14 PM

That roll trick takes effort to learn, I failed my last rep on past 2 weeks attempt and end up "hey bro can you help me"

Recently days, I find myself able to use leg drive on my bench which I see many power-lifter does by thinking I'm pushing my body down towards the bench rather than pushing the bar up towards the ceiling, is this the correct technique to do use leg drive? I am able to feel the force from my feet towards the bar, and tighten the core is really an important factor to transfer the force. I've never been able to do that with cues that shown by Alan Thrall nor Candito

Maybe i missed this part. Still not able to feel my lats yet so bending the bar doesn't really work now. Might cause my lats is still weak, not built. Might sounds illogical but those cue feel, doesn't comes in 1 day, it just come slowly.

I notice this video coming out from Jordan Yeoh this morning, I don't feel quite right with the bar path being straight 90 degree, it is unnatural.
https://www.facebook.com/jordanyeohfitness/?fref=ts

vs Alan Thrall's one which is slightly towards lower chest.


Despite everyone's are born different and all of us have different length of hand, I'm leaning towards Alan Thrall. Before I'm aware of bar path of bench, I shot my bench video once, naturally, it is not 90 degree straight.

Idk if the way powerlifter and body builder's bench have different bar path, any comment?

Just sharing this is small detail, not sure if anyone have experienced this but I always does and feel sucks, can be solved easily thou
Bench Press - Back Slipping using Leg Drive