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10 Comments
Jeff in Napa.
Posted July 6, 2011 at 8:36 PM
Nice work……….
Tom
Posted July 6, 2011 at 10:11 PM
Nice and helpful.
John
Posted July 6, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Is that chandler marchman? He’s hilarious.
Good video.
Justin
Posted July 6, 2011 at 10:35 PM
Are there asses on the bench when the squat? I can’t really tell in the video.
Nick
Posted July 7, 2011 at 11:12 AM
I managed to watch this video early this morning which happens to be my bench day as well. helped me a fair bit in setting up correctly and I believe the key in the setup is not just the legs but also the underhand grip portion where you push the lats into the bench.
well, it helped me anyways.
thanks Dave.
Corey
Posted July 7, 2011 at 2:57 PM
As far as leg position, is there a way to tell which leg position is more beneficial for the lifter? I learned to be on my toes and arched, but was never told why.
Jay
Posted July 8, 2011 at 4:46 AM
Was also wondering about leg positions, couldn’t fully understand what Dave was saying at the moment, does it depend on limb torso ratio.
James
Posted July 8, 2011 at 11:14 PM
I feel like with the toes and arched position u get an extra bit of height compared the the feet flat setup. Hips can rotate more that way than the other. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s how it feels when I started setting up that way.
Ivan
Posted July 10, 2011 at 7:52 AM
Do you use the same technique on the incline bench as well?
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Dave Tate is the founder and CEO of elitefts.com, staffed by experienced professionals dedicated to providing strength coaches, athletes and trainers with the highest-quality equipment, personalized service and extensive knowledge needed to advance their training programs.
View Dave Tate's Training Log HERE 
Nice work……….
Nice and helpful.
Is that chandler marchman? He’s hilarious.
Good video.
Are there asses on the bench when the squat? I can’t really tell in the video.
I managed to watch this video early this morning which happens to be my bench day as well. helped me a fair bit in setting up correctly and I believe the key in the setup is not just the legs but also the underhand grip portion where you push the lats into the bench.
well, it helped me anyways.
thanks Dave.
As far as leg position, is there a way to tell which leg position is more beneficial for the lifter? I learned to be on my toes and arched, but was never told why.
Was also wondering about leg positions, couldn’t fully understand what Dave was saying at the moment, does it depend on limb torso ratio.
I feel like with the toes and arched position u get an extra bit of height compared the the feet flat setup. Hips can rotate more that way than the other. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s how it feels when I started setting up that way.
Do you use the same technique on the incline bench as well?