Step 1: Set your supports on the bench so you can unrack the barbell and be in proper position to perform the bench press.
Step 2: After loading the weights, lie on the bench with your spine in a neutral position. Position yourself on the bench so that the bar is directly over your eyes. Keep your feet firmly on the floor, pinch your shoulder blades together and make sure your traps and upper back are tight. When grasping the bar, wrap your thumbs around the bar tightly and make sure your palms are facing forward. Use a grip that will have your pinky fingers on the rings of the barbell.
5 Count Up, 5 Count Down Method
Step 3: Keeping your elbows tucked, inhale and then unrack the weight, also ensuring your wrists remain in a neutral position. If using a spotter, have them assist you in unracking the weight to the starting point. While keeping your air in, lower the weight with the bar in line with your mid-to-lower chest. With the 5 COUNT METHOD, make sure you take 5 seconds until the bar touches your chest. Make sure the bar touches on your mid-to-lower chest to help ensure safety.
Step 4: After the bar touches your chest, press the weight back up in a straight line. With the 5 COUNT METHOD, make sure you take 5 seconds to press the weight up, pressing to its original starting position to complete the rep. Keep your feet firmly on the floor throughout this movement, maintaining tightness throughout your lower body. Additionally, make sure your shoulder blades continue to be pushed together and your elbows are tucked.
Step 5: Repeat method until desired reps are completed, taking 5 seconds for each descent and 5 seconds to press the weight up.
Benefits:
The 5 Count Up, 5 Method adds a great challenge to the bench press, as the time under tension creates more difficulty for your pressing muscles.
It is a tremendous way to build muscles, providing an excellent pump to your triceps, along with your chest and shoulders.
With the added difficulty, the weight you will be able to handle will be far lass than a regular bench press, so start light.
Using this method is a great method to be used at any time during your workout, and it can be your main movement, a supplemental movement or an ideal finisher.
Step 1: Place dumbbells at the end of the bench. Pick the dumbbells off the floor using a neutral grip (palms facing in) and, as you sit down on the bench, place the end of the dumbbell on each knee. When grasping the dumbbell, wrap your thumbs around it tightly. Have your bench angled between 30 and 45 degrees. Step 2: To get into position...
Step 1: Place dumbbells at the end of the bench. Pick the dumbbells off the floor using a neutral grip (palms facing in) and, as you sit down on the bench, place the end of the dumbbell on each knee. When grasping the dumbbell, wrap your thumbs around it tightly. Have your bench angled between 30 and 45 degrees. Step 2: To get into position...
Step 1: Place dumbbells at the end of the bench. Pick the dumbbells off the floor using a neutral grip (palms facing in) and, as you sit down on the bench, place the end of the dumbbell on each knee. When grasping the dumbbell, wrap your thumbs around it tightly. Have your bench angled between 30 and 45 degrees. Step 2: To get into position...
Step 1: Place dumbbells at the end of the bench. Pick the dumbbells off the floor using a neutral grip (palms facing in) and, as you sit down on the bench, place the end of the dumbbell on each knee. When grasping the dumbbell, wrap your thumbs around it tightly. Step 2: To get into position, rock back slightly, lifting up each leg to give...
Step 1: Place dumbbells at the end of the bench. Pick the dumbbells off the floor using a neutral grip (palms facing in) and, as you sit down on the bench, place the end of the dumbbell on each knee. When grasping the dumbbell, wrap your thumbs around it tightly. Step 2: To get into position, rock back slightly, lifting up each leg to give...
Step 1: Place dumbbells at the end of the bench. Pick the dumbbells off the floor using a neutral grip (palms facing in) and, as you sit down on the bench, place the end of the dumbbell on each knee. When grasping the dumbbell, wrap your thumbs around it tightly. Have your bench angled between 30 and 45 degrees. Step 2: To get into position...
Step 1: Place dumbbells at the end of the bench. Pick the dumbbells off the floor using a neutral grip (palms facing in) and, as you sit down on the bench, place the end of the dumbbell on each knee. When grasping the dumbbell, wrap your thumbs around it tightly. Step 2: To get into position, rock back slightly, lifting up each leg to give...
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