How To Bench Press With Perfect Technique (5 Steps)

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  • Learn the perfect bench press technique with this technique checklist! Whether you're a bodybuilder or powerlifter, this list will teach you the best bench press form.
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  • @Dan_K_Meme
    @Dan_K_Meme 3 місяці тому +4887

    Loving these high quality shorts

    • @cyclone0181
      @cyclone0181 3 місяці тому +26

      Same man, perfect thing to watch over during a workout rather then a vid

    • @inhabitantdomingo487
      @inhabitantdomingo487 3 місяці тому +19

      Both the video and the man are high quality shorts.

    • @adamproductions4529
      @adamproductions4529 3 місяці тому +1

      Scooby snack?

    • @KevinHubbel
      @KevinHubbel 3 місяці тому

      😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 only thing quality here is the video cameras resolution.

    • @sleuff
      @sleuff 3 місяці тому +1

      @@KevinHubbelhuh

  • @dolphin007x
    @dolphin007x 3 місяці тому +1206

    Just in time before tomorrow's push day! Great video as always, Jeff.

    • @ericmamleev
      @ericmamleev 3 місяці тому +3

      *Friends, I did 22 one arm pull ups, please support me* *.*

    • @spillmill
      @spillmill 2 місяці тому +3

      @@ericmamleevit sounds like you don’t need support if you can do 22 of those 😂

    • @vixaa
      @vixaa 2 місяці тому

      Your first push day?

    • @Llllllllllal
      @Llllllllllal 4 дні тому

      Bench Press overrated. Worst exercise ever. Pushups variation, chest fly, and dips is enough for chest 🙌🙌

  • @elis5639
    @elis5639 3 місяці тому +574

    That 45 took away the shoulder pain 😮❤

    • @gavindunagan2930
      @gavindunagan2930 3 місяці тому +30

      I just discovered that a few days ago too! Couldn’t figure out why my shoulders were popping during presses, not flaring the elbows fixed it!

    • @ericmamleev
      @ericmamleev 3 місяці тому +8

      *Friends, I did 22 one arm pull ups, please support me* *.*

    • @blackbox6361
      @blackbox6361 3 місяці тому +2

      Every body builder looks like a fucking suspension bridge, boy that's not good bench press posture, that's terrible for your back.

    • @numedeutilizator0043
      @numedeutilizator0043 3 місяці тому +21

      ​@@blackbox6361you sound so confident in being wrong 😂😂

    • @matlock8150
      @matlock8150 2 місяці тому

      @@blackbox6361 It's fine

  • @user-ft3lc2si9s
    @user-ft3lc2si9s 2 місяці тому +167

    Woah, this video is the ULTIMATE UNDERRATED short ever!! 🔥🔥

  • @shawnbradford2243
    @shawnbradford2243 3 місяці тому +335

    Always hard to do but I try and stay focused and work on form!

    • @demifull4339
      @demifull4339 3 місяці тому +2

      Nice. Thank you.

    • @kishan2239
      @kishan2239 3 місяці тому +2

      Shouldnt be hard, eventuslly when your form breaks down it will feel wayyyy harder than with correct form

    • @ericmamleev
      @ericmamleev 3 місяці тому +1

      *Friends, I did 22 one arm pull ups, please support me* *.*

    • @jmvlog636
      @jmvlog636 3 місяці тому

      The arch in the back part comes naturally for me. I have scoliosis and my spine is curved towards the front.. 😝

  • @Furious703
    @Furious703 2 місяці тому +3

    Ever since I adopted this technique I have had zero shoulder pain.
    I also feel more intensity on my chest muscles.

  • @Tycoon248
    @Tycoon248 3 місяці тому +27

    Was benching wrong for years, as my rack blocked solid 1.5x shoulder width. I was doing close to 1.2x and my chest wasn't growing. I managed to hit 280lbs on bench before I realized. Now I'm back to beginner gains with a wider grip, but MAN it is easier!

  • @brandnsull
    @brandnsull 3 місяці тому +1

    This has reignited my spark to revisit BB bench . I switched to DB a while back bc i injured myself but now i feel this masculine urge to go at it again :)

  • @Poomanchu357
    @Poomanchu357 2 місяці тому +1

    Imagining bending the bar towards your feet with both hands (just with your grip, not the entirety of your arms) is one of my favorite mental cues. This video is awesome

  • @gavinvandraven
    @gavinvandraven 2 місяці тому +1

    I like to put the tips of my pinkies on the outside rings where there’s a split in the knurling, to ensure my grip is balanced. I turn my palms so that my thumbs are pointed at my feet and then close my fingers around the bar so that the bar rests on the boney part of my palms, that keeps my wrist from bending and causing an extra moment arm. Other than that, because I am also a short guy, I like to set the bench at a 15 degree incline so that I can get my feet flat on the floor, and it also lets me arch a bit more and keep the chest at a flat bench press angle.
    Top notch vid as always Jeff ;)

  • @jtmoore9546
    @jtmoore9546 3 місяці тому +44

    Perfect timing for this! Just received my garage rack and bench today and planned to search through Jeff's videos for pointers on form.

  • @marceisenhut8438
    @marceisenhut8438 3 місяці тому +7

    Perfect thanks Jeff ! We see Davis diley influence 🔥

  • @musicgonnahelpme
    @musicgonnahelpme 3 місяці тому +213

    Damn, you've missed the most important and the hardest part for me. The grip on the bar. After 225, my wrong grip resulted in big pain in my wrists. But sadly most people dont talk about it

    • @bondosu2
      @bondosu2 3 місяці тому +15

      most people don’t talk about it because smart lifters should know how to grip a bar, and most people with common sense can find separate tutorials. Do better

    • @AnimeDude.
      @AnimeDude. 3 місяці тому +33

      @@bondosu2I’m a dummy, messsed up my wrist early on but still continue to workout without fixing the issue

    • @TheDandonian
      @TheDandonian 3 місяці тому

      If you're so smart, why watch any of these videos? You know it all anyway. @@bondosu2

    • @roywempor8395
      @roywempor8395 3 місяці тому +1

      he did in other vids

    • @henrykaufman5177
      @henrykaufman5177 3 місяці тому

      Im right there with you man 😢

  • @dvigiljr
    @dvigiljr 16 днів тому +2

    The 1.5 got me.. thanks man!

  • @conorharrington8154
    @conorharrington8154 2 місяці тому +5

    This was an extremely informative, original and engaging short. Please keep making more content like this

  • @kuppdaballsstrokedastaff429
    @kuppdaballsstrokedastaff429 3 місяці тому +3

    This gonna be one bad ass series

  • @MeatyWhack
    @MeatyWhack 3 місяці тому +4

    Think I got 3 outta 5... Thanks Jeff, looking forward to seeing results with these form tips!

  • @AhmedMiad
    @AhmedMiad 3 місяці тому +62

    Do a Dumbbells press technique next time jeff .

    • @tijmen131
      @tijmen131 3 місяці тому +7

      He has done a video about that I believe

  • @ra5hid101
    @ra5hid101 3 місяці тому +6

    The only youtube channel i trust with bodybuilding content.

    • @brianm9806
      @brianm9806 2 місяці тому

      There's plenty of quality content out there

  • @TheMeanmachine1989
    @TheMeanmachine1989 3 місяці тому +3

    These cues are so well done. Helps a lot. Thank you so much!!

  • @sp69
    @sp69 3 місяці тому +5

    Great informative vid on chest press

  • @masonthomassax
    @masonthomassax 3 місяці тому +7

    That bar looks sick

  • @patrickkeller5998
    @patrickkeller5998 2 місяці тому +1

    I never knew this. Trying this tomorrow.

  • @tuggins2737
    @tuggins2737 2 місяці тому +1

    Fuarking hell this was quick and easy to get information, unlike many others that pro-long it all..

  • @v1si0na1ry4
    @v1si0na1ry4 2 місяці тому +1

    i’m glad I was taught this early on, definitely helps a lot

  • @rulyu97
    @rulyu97 2 місяці тому +1

    Love the basic reminder. Thanks, this is so refreshing. 😊

  • @JMenitta
    @JMenitta 3 місяці тому +36

    The best advice I've read for how deep to go on a barbell press and not bouncing was "have the bar touch your shirt, not your chest"

  • @TheEvilHumanist
    @TheEvilHumanist 3 місяці тому +26

    "Da Ba'er!"

  • @exhaust4246
    @exhaust4246 3 місяці тому +1

    Best bench press tutorial i ever saw

  • @LilHaseProductions
    @LilHaseProductions 3 місяці тому +8

    I felt my bulging discs in my lower back just from thinking about arching while benching

    • @jsettle939
      @jsettle939 23 години тому

      I’m sure the shoulder pain will mask your back pains so it’s fine

    • @infultrxt367
      @infultrxt367 16 годин тому

      And u should feel your shoulder pain when just imagining benching without an arch

  • @thislambfire8069
    @thislambfire8069 3 місяці тому +25

    Yet another essential Jeff Nipple short 🙌

  • @woloexe
    @woloexe 3 місяці тому +3

    I never thought to press my feet to the floor (I still planted it) as I do it no wonder I always struggled 😂

  • @ahmetbal5973
    @ahmetbal5973 3 місяці тому

    Glad to know I'm doing everything right. My current PR is 5x90kg.

  • @olan5
    @olan5 16 днів тому +3

    No matter how hard I try to replicate this form my shoulder always gets burnt out

  • @Crabtihe
    @Crabtihe 3 місяці тому +1

    just in time for leg day, TY!

  • @tommyt2974
    @tommyt2974 27 днів тому

    Insane quality and value

  • @lebron7618
    @lebron7618 3 місяці тому +5

    Applied his technique 2 years ago when I used his program. Glad to see this and know I hit all check marks before he even went through them. 💪🏼

  • @rexwizard8169
    @rexwizard8169 2 місяці тому

    Mines perfect I realized 😁so kind of you to make this video❤

  • @ParvParashar
    @ParvParashar 3 місяці тому

    Absolutely fantastic video. Thanks! 🙏

  • @Remyueru
    @Remyueru 3 місяці тому

    Yes! we need more shorts

  • @gergodudas2900
    @gergodudas2900 3 місяці тому

    Awesome content as usual ❤

  • @chivenyc
    @chivenyc 3 місяці тому

    Saved this video. Bench is my weakest exercise of all compound moves

  • @greenesthue1545
    @greenesthue1545 3 місяці тому

    Proper bar path and gripping the bar hard actually helped me move more weight. That's crazy

  • @MW-zy9qw
    @MW-zy9qw 3 місяці тому +7

    I’ve always struggled with step 4 for sure

  • @ExSoldier101
    @ExSoldier101 Місяць тому

    These shorts are so much better than those 10 minute videos over explaining the same thing

  • @GluttonforPunishment
    @GluttonforPunishment 3 місяці тому +59

    I make absolutely NO mistakes on the bench press these days. Literally nobody will catch me messing up the bench press. I found that not training the bench press makes it impossible to mess up. Been doing weighted push ups with parallettes for a nice deep stretch in the bottom and incline dumbbell presses.

    • @saviourr3039
      @saviourr3039 3 місяці тому +17

      what.. whats your point im really confused

    • @freud1025
      @freud1025 3 місяці тому +25

      *points finger at brain*

    • @sofianpatel486
      @sofianpatel486 3 місяці тому

      💀

    • @davidcardinal3654
      @davidcardinal3654 3 місяці тому +16

      @@saviourr3039he doesn’t make mistakes because he doesn’t do bench presses

    • @Hectorstaysgold
      @Hectorstaysgold 3 місяці тому

      what are parallettes?

  • @kreganregan3878
    @kreganregan3878 16 днів тому +2

    Thank you sir

  • @Flexformfitness
    @Flexformfitness Місяць тому

    Great video !!

  • @David-jn1gg
    @David-jn1gg 2 місяці тому

    Wow these are so helpful 🎉🎉

  • @Slim_Charles
    @Slim_Charles 3 місяці тому +3

    “Grab the ber at 1.5x shoulder width”

  • @windowsxp8561
    @windowsxp8561 3 місяці тому

    Jeff. One time I noticed how you say words with the ar sound and I can't unhear it now.

  • @camerobaird5939
    @camerobaird5939 3 місяці тому

    Nice tmr’s chest day so gonna make sure I get this right

  • @ulysse_ducamp
    @ulysse_ducamp 3 місяці тому

    thank you for this video !

  • @mynameisdeez6579
    @mynameisdeez6579 22 дні тому

    Never knew about the Elbows thanks

  • @Day100
    @Day100 2 місяці тому

    People are gonna be on their tiptoes thinking their feet are planted, but they're not. I get arching your back a little excessively for the video, but people are gonna do wrong there too. Overall I think this is pretty perfect for newbies. Thank you for your work and I hope many take your advice.

  • @Ray_MondOS
    @Ray_MondOS 2 місяці тому

    I appreciate the loop

  • @tijmen131
    @tijmen131 3 місяці тому +51

    For bodybuilding it is more effective to minimalize the arch because that requires more power from your muscles and thus is more efficient. The more you arch, the shorter the motion becomes and thus the more you can bench. That is why powerlifters do that.

    • @Kuplpa
      @Kuplpa 3 місяці тому +15

      Well it's healthier for the joints and less shoulders. Also it doesn't matter how up or down your chest is, only that you go low enough.

    • @roywempor8395
      @roywempor8395 3 місяці тому +3

      yeah but you should still arch a bit

    • @jerrybanley7695
      @jerrybanley7695 3 місяці тому +2

      @@roywempor8395yeah, but he arch is soo minimal that it’s not even worth mentioning. In fact, to get a more effective bench, a lot of bodybuilders will put their feet up on the bench to get rid of all arch. Or do floor presses with dumbbells.

    • @jerrybanley7695
      @jerrybanley7695 3 місяці тому +2

      Totally agree, depends on if you’re trying to just lift more, or look better. Powerlifting vs bodybuilding.

    • @right-wing_reactionarychri8798
      @right-wing_reactionarychri8798 3 місяці тому

      ​@jerrybanley7695 do both. Also, training with negative reps will do wonders, too, if you add them into your routine.

  • @darkzeus28
    @darkzeus28 3 місяці тому

    Excellent 😊

  • @user-od8vx2ei9g
    @user-od8vx2ei9g 3 місяці тому

    Ryan Humiston actually advised against a 45• elbow position and back arching

  • @sonishkumar7327
    @sonishkumar7327 3 місяці тому

    anticipating a video with Mike Israetel soon cuz this looks like his home gym

  • @tje5631
    @tje5631 3 місяці тому

    While the arch kind of covers this, make sure to brace your lats against the bench almost as if you’re performing a mid row. This will provide a foundation for your chest and shoulder complex to work off of and increase force translation

  • @user-bg6cc4rb4g
    @user-bg6cc4rb4g 3 місяці тому

    Thanks Jeff

  • @ArmenHammerReady
    @ArmenHammerReady 3 місяці тому

    Jeff keeping us all big as hell

  • @AURSX
    @AURSX 3 місяці тому

    Damn I’ve been doing it right without knowing thx Jeff 😅

  • @chriscrawls6885
    @chriscrawls6885 3 місяці тому +3

    Arching the back puts your spine in a compromised position, especially if you are using leg drive. Sure, you can lift a little more weight because you turn it into a decline bench, but your lower back will pay for it.

  • @coolelementskater16
    @coolelementskater16 3 місяці тому

    Can we get a collab with Davis Diley? You two combined would be an awesome video.

  • @miroslavpagac8693
    @miroslavpagac8693 3 місяці тому

    I want more of this in my algorithm

  • @aldorodriguez7310
    @aldorodriguez7310 19 днів тому

    You totally upgraded my game in less than a minute

  • @mituladhityam5631
    @mituladhityam5631 26 днів тому

    I feel the stretch, your'e a fking goat man

  • @railasvuo
    @railasvuo 3 місяці тому

    This helps. Thanks

  • @giannifois8948
    @giannifois8948 3 місяці тому

    As someone who learned this without youtube, I think it’s pretty intuitive

  • @joezullo7792
    @joezullo7792 3 місяці тому

    Perfect video👍👍👍👍👍

  • @mauriciomartinez1387
    @mauriciomartinez1387 3 місяці тому

    Golden content

  • @XxBlackCellxX
    @XxBlackCellxX 3 місяці тому

    Going for that Hybrid Calisthenics type video

  • @doxologist
    @doxologist 3 місяці тому +2

    Man I needed this confirmation. Gonna save this for future reference! Thanks a lot man

  • @ItsTheSebbe
    @ItsTheSebbe 3 місяці тому

    Awesome, please do make for deadlift!

  • @phenombebe
    @phenombebe 3 місяці тому

    Jeff please make a video about benching with Your feet up off the floor.

  • @zackbarth95
    @zackbarth95 3 місяці тому

    Ya I'd also say for people with shoulder problems really focus on going slow down and fast up. Stopping at 90 degrees, maybe a little less, to not stimulate my shoulders as much.

  • @talhaahmed2130
    @talhaahmed2130 3 місяці тому +1

    I think leg drive should’ve been its own number on the checklist considering how technical it can be.

    • @kaiares5109
      @kaiares5109 3 місяці тому

      It’s not really standard form though it’s a powerlifting technique, wouldn’t apply to bodybuilders either

  • @Kaarajann
    @Kaarajann 3 місяці тому

    Great effects@

  • @ps5channel1
    @ps5channel1 2 місяці тому

    Bench press is king

  • @cosmiccollector7586
    @cosmiccollector7586 3 місяці тому

    I've always had an issue with bar path

  • @Self_improvement2023
    @Self_improvement2023 3 місяці тому

    Need one for squats and deadlifts

  • @wearethechampion215
    @wearethechampion215 3 місяці тому

    I love this ❤

  • @ModernGunCraft
    @ModernGunCraft 3 місяці тому

    I think I’ve been on my toes when I “plant” never had actual coaching so next chest day I’ll go ahead and fix that and see how it goes

  • @benjordansslave8002
    @benjordansslave8002 3 місяці тому +1

    Its my chestday! Thanks youtube algorithm

  • @funniejooniejoun3913
    @funniejooniejoun3913 3 місяці тому

    Dem blue barbell lookin clean

  • @rahulj05
    @rahulj05 3 місяці тому

    Feel check 3 on the list is the most important

  • @Shakil_Shavinka
    @Shakil_Shavinka 3 місяці тому

    Damn i didn't know about the 5th😂
    Thnx

  • @YeahOk8
    @YeahOk8 3 місяці тому +2

    Thank you.. I’m a newbie to bodybuilding these shorts and videos are life saving. I w/o alone as well so these are game changing

  • @anderrr5702
    @anderrr5702 20 днів тому

    Make push ups version please😊

  • @jaredjohnson8387
    @jaredjohnson8387 2 місяці тому

    @JeffNippard Could you please do more of these, even for simpler movements like push-ups? I've been told so many different things about form, and I'm not sure which are correct.

  • @tachiko2547
    @tachiko2547 3 місяці тому

    And then the sudden hip cramps kick in

  • @wojciechsawicki4733
    @wojciechsawicki4733 3 місяці тому

    I was always confused about the grip width, apparently I've been doing it right

  • @jeffreychan525
    @jeffreychan525 3 місяці тому

    I learned my bench from Technique Tuesday 😎

  • @Dendro_Daddy_Alhaitham
    @Dendro_Daddy_Alhaitham 2 місяці тому

    That bouncy bar caught me off gaurd 😂

  • @lots3799
    @lots3799 3 місяці тому +9

    I can't arch my back like that. I bought a Thompson Fat Pad. It's a game changer! Won't bench without it!

  • @Hoomanrahmanii
    @Hoomanrahmanii 2 місяці тому

    great

  • @YoungJay7
    @YoungJay7 Місяць тому

    @JeffNippard , can you do one of these for the incline barbell bench press please?

  • @TandySham
    @TandySham 3 місяці тому

    the way he says "bar"