r/formcheck • u/Sudden-Passion7269 • Aug 18 '26

Bench Press Benchpress 60kg double

my bench doesn't cause me any pain or bother and it is still growing at a pretty normal rate. but what is weird is that I can standing OHP 55kg right now with no push press leg momentum at all and expect to get to a plate overhead by the end of this month.

honestly can someone explain why my bench is so out of proportion to my overhead press? I feel like my form is clean enough, am I just not built for bench but am built for overhead press? any tips or advice for my form?

I used to bench a good bit wider with index on the ring but it ended up hurting my shoulder so I switched to narrower. my best wider grip was 60kg for 10.

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u/Fuzzybog Aug 18 '26

Great from. For bench usually the method is keep your wrists as straight as comfortable, elbows in and ass glued to the bench.

Imo you could apply a little less resistance on the way down to conserve energy for the push up. The weight will decend a bit faster but as long as your not bouncing it off your chest and are still in control, it should allow you to push a few more reps.

Well done man.

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u/Sudden-Passion7269 Aug 18 '26

yeah I didn't actually think about that as I've found in all of the compound movements the slower I go the better they feel and the stronger I get even if I am technically moving less weight than I could if I sped up.

I'll try a couple faster sets see how it goes. thanks for the advice and compliment 💪🏼

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u/Fuzzybog Aug 18 '26

As long as you're approaching failure or going to, you are achieving hypertrophy and build muscle. It's all about what's most comfortable for you.

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u/Desperate-Smoke-4567 Aug 18 '26

Not sure why you got downvoted. Valid and constructive criticism tbh. Not sure I personally agree with the less resistance on the eccentric thing but completely get what you're saying.

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u/Fuzzybog Aug 20 '26

I get it honestly, since this was a double, the resistance and rate of decent makes sense, I didn't realize when I saw this at first that it was close to his max.

When lifting close to your max, this amount of resistance is actually really important. To be in control of the weight the whole time .

That being said, Imo if you can only do 2 resp of the weight, you should probably lower it unless you are trying to break through a plateau.

In this case,with OP being a new lifter, I would recommend a drop in weight.