how's my form?

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I can bench the bar...the aluminium bar....is that good? lol. High school psychologically traumatized me from the weight room. I was one of the kids born to live in a library, not one of the kids born to be the next star quarterback. I haven't been in a weight room since. I think i can lift like 50 pounds though. If I try.

*hangs head in defeat* I'm pathetic...I know...
 
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Slickad85 said:
Good form, way to go ALL the way down instead of cheating yourself by stopping a few inches up like most people do and then make excuses for it. 225 @10 i'm guessing will put you in the neighborhood of a 300 pound max, probably a bit more. Thats a pretty good lift. How much do you weigh?? The true measure of strength for a benchpress is your lift to bodyweight ratio, not necessarily how much you can lift. take your max press and divide it by your body weight. If your over 2.0 your doin something right!!! I don't know how wide your grip is but when i lift i go as wide as i can, it feels wierd at first, but after you get used to it the power just comes, and it works your pecs more. btw i also like how your spotter didn't just rip the weight off you, he let you work for it. I think it's time for triple pancakes. Man i can talk about lifting all day lol.
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I've always read that it's best to stop 1-2" from your chest since going deeper puts more stress on your rotator cuffs than additional gains merit.
 
in my prime i could do that 1 time
 
bbortko said:
I've always read that it's best to stop 1-2" from your chest since going deeper puts more stress on your rotator cuffs than additional gains merit.
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Like i said in the first line, people make excuses for not doing the FULL RANGE OF MOTION. I've been working out for years and have never experienced pain from doing a full, true press, nor have been told it was wrong (by experienced bodybuilders) once. What your saying could be said about doing nearly every exercise with alot of weight. The risk of hurting yourself is ALWAYS there, but with proper form and a good spotter like the OP demonstrates it can help prevent injuries.
 
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