This is a little bit of a controversial topic especially among bodybuilders.
Best way to do bench press sets.
Well first of all you can start benching more often by splitting up your weekly bench sets into multiple sessions.
This takes a lot of pressure off your shoulders and gets your triceps more involved making for safer and stronger bench pressing.
Perform as many reps as possible.
Lie on the flat bench with your eyes under the bar.
Keep the same weight on the bar.
Grab the bar tightly.
When you can perform 5 sets of 10 reps grab heavier dumbbells.
Although your foot placement isn t as crucial on the bench as it is for the deadlift or squat it s still.
Put your pinky on the ring marks of your bar.
If you are using a regular olympic weight bench i would start with something really light which might be the olympic bar 45lbs or something like 135 which would be the olympic bar and 145 pound dumbbell on each side of the bar.
We don t want you to get severe shoulder pain a few years down the road.
Now perform two sets for as many reps as possible.
So bench with your elbows tucked near your sides and your back arched.
How to bench press set your feet.
So how can you best do this.
Lift your chest and squeeze your shoulder blades.
Hold the bar in the base of your palm with a full grip and.
So rather than performing 6 sets of bench press on chest day once a week split this up into 2 or 3 days per week.
Split your weekly bench sets into multiple sessions.
One easy way to do this is to start with 3 sets of 15 push ups.
Bench press back off sets.