Thx for the input, fellers.
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Originally Posted by Spenda
Hips back til you'd have to lose hamstring tension to continue, then I try to hump the bar by squeezing my glutes on the way up
I had to google finnish translation for the verb "hump". I take it that you mean it as a synonym for "bend" in this context and not that certain back and forth -movement you might practise with a girl?
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Originally Posted by Renton555
Elbows look flared-ish in the bench? Kind of hard to tell from the angle.
Definetely. I think my humerus is ~60-70 degree angle from my torso. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that 40-60 degree angle would be something to shoot for.
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Originally Posted by Montecore
Elbow positioning is pretty variable from person to person iirc. I'm quite sure I'm not as tucked as most on this board, but when your arms are long (as his appear to be and mine most certainly are) there's a limit to how tucked you can get and still be in a mechanically advantageous position.
Ok, good to know.
I'm pretty sure my arms mostly just appear long because they're thin and because my ROM is quite long due to a) lack of thickness in chest and upper-back and b) almost zero arch
Just out of curiosity I tape-measured my wingspan which was ~180cm.
From quick googling I gather that to be quite normal for someone 175cm tall. ~1.03:1 -ratio.
Although I dunno if wingspan alone tells much about arm-length. To make any conclusions I should prolly also measure hand-length and shoulder-width.
Anyway, as far as benching goes I think next time I'll try just a tiny bit narrower grip and touch my chest a little lower.
Also, I need to fix that wrist-bend, I'm sure it'll cause problems when weight gets heavier.
Last edited by Pummi81; 07-23-2012 at 03:29 AM.
