Maaaaan. Last week i added 40 kg to my squat , and now i fixed my bench press force transfer.You are the best thing that happened in my fitness life.Keep it up maan.
Real talk, I've watched so many videos on bench pressing and while one of the shorter videos this got right to the point and the visuals (especially close up) were great.
this is the best walkthrough on how to set on the flat bench you have to wrap the fuck put of the wrists i used to wear it loose and the bulldog grip ensures the forearm is 90 degrees to the bar
Your bench videos have been V helpful and i used what you taught me previously to program myself since i'm a poor student again haha-- gains have been made. Keep up the awesome content !
Knowledgeable as fuck as per usual Brendan. Love the channel, your really having a positive impact on my life with these videos. You can take pride in knowing that your helping a lot of people
My God you may have just MADE my bench. I'm taking you with me to the gym. The light bulb finally came in for me after 2 years. Now to test this, and put my expensive wrist wraps to use! Thank you!
Lmao u went ode with ur wraps. I would personally crank my wraps like that with 20inch wraps but with 36 i dont understand how u can possibly keep them on for more 10 seconds without losing circulation. But good video
Informative as always. I love this channel. Would love to see a video like this but about the correct way(s) to hold the bar when doing deadlifts and if wraps are beneficial. I always get a lot of forearm tightness/ fatigue when doing them so I don't know if my grip is wrong or if it's just muscles working as normal. Thanks!
What about palm pain in the area where you are gripping the bar close to the thumb at 4:50. I haven't been able to bench because of this pain in my right hand. Its not to serious as it only hurts to bench, barbell overhead press and do pushups as compared to hurting all the time but its very annoying. Have you ever had to deal with this Brendan?
Love your videos, solid info always! One suggestion tho, you should make catchier thumbnails, I often find myself not noticing your videos in my subscriptions list. It will also help more people find this channel! Cheers and continued gains!
Wrist wobbling means weak wrist muscles. Wrapping them up doesn't help them get stronger. Train grip strength and wrist stability. Good video overall for wrist wraps and bar grilling technique. 👍
Do you lock your elbows at the top of the movement? Like hands straight or there's a bend in the elbow? Also when you are in the downward position it looks like your wrist/hands is infront of your elbows, meaning inclined, shouldn't the wrist be directly under the elbows @7:18? I'm confused. Thanks
So I should push my blades together -> Catch my grip -> then finally set my shoulders (push the blades down)? Do I still use the "bend the bar cue" from your other video?
This is great content thanks man after a few months of benching as novice ive started to get wrist exstenor and medial elbow pain I figured out it's the way I've been gripping the bar and benching it's been bending my wrists and putting all the pressure on tendons on more forearms my question is when you use that grip for the barbell do you really squeeze the bar hard or kind of have it a bit loose
Would benching with wrist wraps increase my bench without them or is there no transfer? If anybody knows or has some personal experience your help would be appreciated. Thanks
Wow, not only does this look cooler, but the wrap is SO much tighter. I have one question about the way you grip the wrap below the thumb loop. I have Mark bells Gangsta wraps and the thumb loop is sown onto the wrap and its somewhat difficult to grab it. Would you do this any differently with a sown loop or is just basically the same? Always love your videos, keep crushin.
Nicky Zhelkov this is kinda hard to explain via text but I’ve owned those. Basically grab the wrap with all of your fingers on the palm below your thumb and do it the same way. Those are even harder to get off the loop. You can do this loopless as well but it doesn’t get as tight. Thanks for the feedback man and glad you liked the video!
I use the Gangsta Wraps too. Just fold your pinky and ring finger down as far as you can towards your wrist and hold the corner of the wrap there on the bottom of your palm.
do you use the same wrist wrapping technique when you squat? my guess is no because the force transfer is probably different. but I'm curious because I saw your video last week on advanced squat technique about using a bent wrist while keeping tucking your elbows underneath but didn't mention what role your wraps play when bending your wrists.
leon flowers that’s a hard general question without knowing your details but here’s are some broad recommendations 1. Volume wins. The bench hardly fatigues like the other lifts. You can train it at higher frequencies and volume. Most of my guys accumulate around 15-20 sets of bench a week. Some even 30. 4-8 of those sets are hard top sets and the rest are mostly submaximal sets in the 65-80% range done very shy of failure. 2. Refine technique hugely. Most people think they’re moving well on a bench but very few do. Shoulder stability and leverage all come from the set up and positions. I have a bunch of videos on this! 3. Keep the connective tissues healthy. It’s never the nervous system or muscles that fuck you on bench, just the connective tissues especially if you don’t use a max arch.
Dong Lim have you seen my bench video about the lats? It has nothing to do with the elbows or radius/ulna. It’s about the shoulder. The elbows don’t stabilize the press. Most high level benchers preach this but for whatever reason mainstream doesn’t. Also what would tucking the elbows mean? Like how much do you do this? How do you equate this to each individual anatomy? At what point is a tuck sufficient? It’s arbitrary. Instead pack the shoulders like I mention in that video and wherever that puts your elbow is where they should be. As you can see here my elbows are tucked but only to the point it needs to be by the rotation of my shoulder. Anymore would come from the radius/ulna which does nothing for stability and causes loss of power.
I bench with a much narrower grip ua-cam.com/video/gW_EOoEeLiw/v-deo.html Does this grip trick work for the way I bench? I plan on giving it a shot next week. I'm just wondering if anything changes for the narrower hand placement.
Maaaaan. Last week i added 40 kg to my squat , and now i fixed my bench press force transfer.You are the best thing that happened in my fitness life.Keep it up maan.
Grant Totinov thats an insane add to the squat bro!! Fuck yeah! I’m really happy to read this and I appreciate the feedback!! Much love man
Real talk, I've watched so many videos on bench pressing and while one of the shorter videos this got right to the point and the visuals (especially close up) were great.
Good golly that grip technique helped heaps! My left shoulder always felt wonky after barbell presses.
this is the best walkthrough on how to set on the flat bench you have to wrap the fuck put of the wrists i used to wear it loose and the bulldog grip ensures the forearm is 90 degrees to the bar
This guy is amazing . This perfectly explain why I keep getting shoulder pain . Thanks
Your bench videos have been V helpful and i used what you taught me previously to program myself since i'm a poor student again haha-- gains have been made. Keep up the awesome content !
Tried this yesterday. Felt amazing.
Knowledgeable as fuck as per usual Brendan. Love the channel, your really having a positive impact on my life with these videos. You can take pride in knowing that your helping a lot of people
TheFineolase yooo thank you! This was one of the more awesome comments I’ve received lately! Means a lot
This guy knows his shit
My God you may have just MADE my bench. I'm taking you with me to the gym. The light bulb finally came in for me after 2 years. Now to test this, and put my expensive wrist wraps to use! Thank you!
impressive upload frequency! Keep grinding
super informative, I can't believe I've only just found your channel
Best video on bench press
Bruhhh Pitt you’re dropping knowledge 💣 constantly
Can't wait to implement this into my training next session
your hand gona explod its red is that normal
Amazing information you've just got yourself and new subscriber
Great video man it’s nice to see educated lifters
Lmao u went ode with ur wraps. I would personally crank my wraps like that with 20inch wraps but with 36 i dont understand how u can possibly keep them on for more 10 seconds without losing circulation. But good video
soliddd form
I do this too. It feels great. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for this!! Wish i had seen this 2 years ago ;-)
Finally I can feel like a magician while wrapping my wrist. What brand are these wraps btw?
segason6 Hahahaha they’re inzer all blacks!
Informative as always. I love this channel. Would love to see a video like this but about the correct way(s) to hold the bar when doing deadlifts and if wraps are beneficial. I always get a lot of forearm tightness/ fatigue when doing them so I don't know if my grip is wrong or if it's just muscles working as normal. Thanks!
What about palm pain in the area where you are gripping the bar close to the thumb at 4:50. I haven't been able to bench because of this pain in my right hand. Its not to serious as it only hurts to bench, barbell overhead press and do pushups as compared to hurting all the time but its very annoying. Have you ever had to deal with this Brendan?
I have. It's only some days though. Get padded gloves
YOO BRENDAAAAANN
We all been waiting for that knowledge base video.
Love your videos, solid info always!
One suggestion tho, you should make catchier thumbnails, I often find myself not noticing your videos in my subscriptions list. It will also help more people find this channel! Cheers and continued gains!
Wrist wobbling means weak wrist muscles. Wrapping them up doesn't help them get stronger. Train grip strength and wrist stability.
Good video overall for wrist wraps and bar grilling technique. 👍
Hmnm i think ive been gripping the bar wrong all this time 🤔
Awesome information, great content and explanation. You just earned a new subscriber
this is super helpful. thanks for the video.
Do you lock your elbows at the top of the movement? Like hands straight or there's a bend in the elbow?
Also when you are in the downward position it looks like your wrist/hands is infront of your elbows, meaning inclined, shouldn't the wrist be directly under the elbows @7:18? I'm confused.
Thanks
Most people dont like to grab the bar ehile using bull dog grip they just you know keep their fingers pushing the bar and bar setting in their thumb
Can i do this without wrist wrap
Sheesh that shit looks tight
This is perfect tnx bro!! Helps alot
What tips do u have for someone trying to hit a 315 bench. I'm currently at 295 for a grinder.
I pretty much do the same for my wraps but i have small wraps for my tiny wrists 😂
Thanks for this
Where can I get those wrist wraps with your promo code
So I should push my blades together -> Catch my grip -> then finally set my shoulders (push the blades down)? Do I still use the "bend the bar cue" from your other video?
Hey Brendan would love your help on this.. do you use the same grip for OHP? Or does bar rest higher in palm for that exercise
Mitch use a suicide grip for ohp, its the best for ohp and the simplest
This is great content thanks man after a few months of benching as novice ive started to get wrist exstenor and medial elbow pain I figured out it's the way I've been gripping the bar and benching it's been bending my wrists and putting all the pressure on tendons on more forearms my question is when you use that grip for the barbell do you really squeeze the bar hard or kind of have it a bit loose
Would benching with wrist wraps increase my bench without them or is there no transfer?
If anybody knows or has some personal experience your help would be appreciated. Thanks
Emir EC it's just more stable, they're not like knee wraps......,
If your bench with wrist wraps go up, so does your bench without it
Amazing advice
What's your opinion on push/pull programs?
Wow, not only does this look cooler, but the wrap is SO much tighter. I have one question about the way you grip the wrap below the thumb loop. I have Mark bells Gangsta wraps and the thumb loop is sown onto the wrap and its somewhat difficult to grab it. Would you do this any differently with a sown loop or is just basically the same? Always love your videos, keep crushin.
Nicky Zhelkov this is kinda hard to explain via text but I’ve owned those. Basically grab the wrap with all of your fingers on the palm below your thumb and do it the same way. Those are even harder to get off the loop. You can do this loopless as well but it doesn’t get as tight. Thanks for the feedback man and glad you liked the video!
I use the Gangsta Wraps too. Just fold your pinky and ring finger down as far as you can towards your wrist and hold the corner of the wrap there on the bottom of your palm.
do you use the same wrist wrapping technique when you squat? my guess is no because the force transfer is probably different. but I'm curious because I saw your video last week on advanced squat technique about using a bent wrist while keeping tucking your elbows underneath but didn't mention what role your wraps play when bending your wrists.
Any tips in getting stronger on the bench? Im trying to get my bench up to 315
leon flowers that’s a hard general question without knowing your details but here’s are some broad recommendations
1. Volume wins. The bench hardly fatigues like the other lifts. You can train it at higher frequencies and volume. Most of my guys accumulate around 15-20 sets of bench a week. Some even 30. 4-8 of those sets are hard top sets and the rest are mostly submaximal sets in the 65-80% range done very shy of failure.
2. Refine technique hugely. Most people think they’re moving well on a bench but very few do. Shoulder stability and leverage all come from the set up and positions. I have a bunch of videos on this!
3. Keep the connective tissues healthy. It’s never the nervous system or muscles that fuck you on bench, just the connective tissues especially if you don’t use a max arch.
Is there a way to strengthen the wrist joint without straps?
nZaaa For wraps, no. If you mean straps as is used for pulling movement like deadlift then yes.
Thanks for the info
Oho nice !Good Infos!
So he didn’t come up with that hand placement. That is a JM Blakely technique!
Thanks !!!
T H A N K Y O U !!!!!!!!!
Everyone is saying you should tuck your elbows but you don’t believe that?
Dong Lim have you seen my bench video about the lats? It has nothing to do with the elbows or radius/ulna. It’s about the shoulder. The elbows don’t stabilize the press. Most high level benchers preach this but for whatever reason mainstream doesn’t. Also what would tucking the elbows mean? Like how much do you do this? How do you equate this to each individual anatomy? At what point is a tuck sufficient? It’s arbitrary. Instead pack the shoulders like I mention in that video and wherever that puts your elbow is where they should be. As you can see here my elbows are tucked but only to the point it needs to be by the rotation of my shoulder. Anymore would come from the radius/ulna which does nothing for stability and causes loss of power.
I bench with a much narrower grip ua-cam.com/video/gW_EOoEeLiw/v-deo.html Does this grip trick work for the way I bench? I plan on giving it a shot next week. I'm just wondering if anything changes for the narrower hand placement.
Thank you sir
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man you during to much cute you circulation off not trying to loose my hand while bench