Many lifters learn the bench press from powerlifters. And powerlifters certainly know a lot about it. But remember, their goal is to lift the most weight possible for one rep, and they often use special lifting shirts.
If your goal is to build size as well as strength, and you lift raw (without a stretchy lifting shirt), then your pressing form will be different. Here's a quick video lesson.
Bench Press
related posts
Poliquin's Top 20 Tips
A summary of Coach Poliquin’s best stuff, from sets and reps to the best exercise choices for your goals.
The Hormone Cycle and Female Lifters
If women understand their hormone cycles, they can plan their workouts to get stronger and lose more fat. Here's how.
Tip: The Modified Jefferson Deadlift
The Jefferson deadlift is an old-school classic. Use this variation (staggered stance) to really nail your glutes and hamstrings.
Convergent Phase Training
One of my central operating paradigms is the realization that all methods, devices, philosophies and techniques involved in strength training have specific benefits and drawbacks. If your training lacks sufficient diversity, you'll accumulate the drawbacks and habituate to the benefits. And that ain't good.