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    Do you have to touch your chest with the bar to make it a real bench press?

    Question #95017. Asked by wwiivarn. (Apr 24 08 10:02 AM)


    BRY2K

    		Apparently YES.

    Here are some related do's and dont's:

    - Do touch your chest with the bar.

    - Do perform the bench press twice a week.

    - Do perform three to six sets of bench presses per workout.

    - Do lift a weight of 80 to 95 percent of your 1 RM for two to five reps to improve your strength.

    - Do lift a weight of 70 to 80 percent of your 1 RM for six to 10 reps to increase muscle mass.

    - Don't bounce the barbell off your chest.

    http://www.fitflex.com/benchpressexercise.html

    Apr 24 08, 10:35 AM
    star_gazer

    		Also in gyms you will most often see people lifting too much weight so to get it up they throw their backs up, this is not allowed in competion and could hurt their backs.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bench_press

    Apr 24 08, 10:20 PM

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