Just wanted to shout out Jesus

[Dirtnasty]

Olivares he has got the highest raw total with 2541 pounds over the weekend. I watched it and that’s why I immediately signed up for a meet.

 

[Poppy]

Wow… I got to look that up. Video?

 

[Thunder]

Gosh I remember when 2000 was a huge total

 

[JB_rD81]

I remember when 2400 and 2500 were struggles EQUIPPED… makes me feel weak and I was elite/master in squat/DL and total in 2 weight classes… I should do a meet now with my busted elbow and fake hip… deadlift more than my bench and squat together

 

[Poppy]

Just watched it…wow just wow.

All great lifts

 

[Dirtnasty]

Yep his brother is progressing juat as good or better than he as well

 

[Mossy1985]

I thought it was crazy how much his chest sunk in benching

 

[Dirtnasty]

Yeah them big super heavies do that mine goes a a little we struggle with t arches and light touches haha

 

[Mossy1985]

I don’t arch either. Not even worth it for what it does to your back.

 

[Dirtnasty]

I mean you should arch a little especially if tarketing pecs otherwise it will stain shoulders more but they got so much fat you can’t see thag little bit they do

 

[Mossy1985]

About the only time i notice my back trying to arch is on incline chest racking and unracking. Explains why my shoulders look extra swole on upper strength nights.

 

[Dirtnasty]

For bench retract and depress shoulders it will form a natural arch in back

 

[Mossy1985]

I’ll see if I can’t give that a go. I bench again Saturday. So I’ve got some time to figure it out and give it a try.

 

[Neuro]

Should take off shoulder strain, also should be benching with elbows in as tight as possible. Train your chest like their opposite muscle group- lats.

Stop doing db flies or benching with elbows out and watch those chesticles grow

 

[Dirtnasty]

Bench reverse row

 

[Thunder]

That ain’t no easy task now.

 

[Mossy1985]

You’re dead on because it feels like my elbows are almost parallel with the bar. Appreciate it the tips @Neuro and @Dirtnasty

 

[Neuro]

Yessir! Pull and push narrow and watch it all start to grow.

 

[Mossy1985]

I dig it sir.

 

[Poppy]

Elite fts has a great video series on different lifts. “So you think you can bench” is excellent.