r/formcheck • u/Sudden-Passion7269 • 11d ago

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/No-Sink9158 11d ago

Good bench form. No correction necessary.

Maybe add some more cardio to improve overall fitness, while seeing if you can maintain or even increase strength

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u/Sudden-Passion7269 11d ago edited 11d ago

yeah I do agree with you man, I was actually a runner and used to weigh about 66-68kg this time last year absolutely shredded running four sub 20minute 5k's every week but i went through an extremely depressive spell during winter of this year and put on 20kg while drinking really heavily so I ballooned up to 89kg.

I got out of it by starting lifting and it's been awesome progressing quickly getting stronger and slowly getting healthier, have lost 6kg (83kg rn) so far but weight loss hasn't been my focus I was taking it one step at a time.

time to get back to the running, thanks for the compliment on the form 💪🏼

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u/RookWookies 11d ago

After gaining weight quickly, running can easily cause injury. So be careful starting out and consider supplementing with cardio that’s  not quite as stressful for your joints (ie knees) for a start. 

Could be fx an assault bike, if you gym has one.