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.
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 in a controlled motion with the bar in line with your mid-to-lower chest 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 to its original starting position until your arms are locked out, exhaling only once the rep is completed. 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.
28 METHOD
Step 5: Perform seven regular reps, exhaling only when reps are completed.
Step 6: Perform seven additional reps (8-14), only move the bar much slower on the descent towards the chest. After touching the chest, press the weight slowly up, while keeping your breath in and staying tight.
Step 7: For the next seven reps (15-21), bring the bar to your chest, but when pressing, only go halfway up. Your arms will still be slightly bent at this point and again descend the bar to the chest, repeating for seven reps.
Step 8: For the final seven reps (22-28), lower the bar halfway to your chest. When it reaches the halfway point, immediately press back up, completing the rep and locking out your arms. Repeat for seven reps.
All 28 reps are done without rest.
Benefits:
The 28 Method is an incredible method, adding an even greater challenge to the bench press. The reward is a tremendous pump and the opportunity to build your pressing muscles even more.
It takes the traditional “21” method and adds seven additional slow up and down reps, creating an even bigger challenge for your muscles.
With the added difficulty of the reps, the weight you will be able to handle will be far lass than a regular bench press, so start light.
This exercise will hammer your chest, shoulders and triceps and is a perfect way to engorge your muscles with blood, creating an unbelievable pump.
Because of that, it can be a great finisher to your workout. It can also be used as a main movement if you are focusing on high-rep movements to create a significant muscle pump.
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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...
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