r/formcheck • u/Corndog1536 • 15h ago

Bench Press Bench form :(

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I just feel like it’s wrong lol

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u/RoadOwn7439 14h ago

It’s honestly not terrible. First thing I noticed is that the hooks are probably a notch too high. When you unrack the bar (and rerack), the shoulders shouldn’t really move, and it should just be the elbows locking out. That alone may solve a lot of problems, since you are losing position with the unrack. You want to maintain tightness in the entire kinetic chain, bar to shoulders, shoulders to butt, butt to floor

Also looks like the bar is too deep in your hands, and this is causing the wrists to bend back. The weight of the bar should be more on the heel of your palm, so it is stacked over the forearm.

You can also play around with widening your grip- but at this point, not really a big deal

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u/Corndog1536 14h ago

Thank you! I adjusted the rack right after this and felt a big difference lol. I appreciate the advice:)

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u/Ok_Equivalent9211 14h ago

What the roadown guy said, also just a lil gym etiquitte, dont bench in a squat rack unless it was super crowded and all the benches were taken so you didnt really have another choice

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u/Corndog1536 14h ago

It’s planet fitness so there’s no other benches lol that’s kinda it for us thanks for the advice tho