Gaining Bench Press Strength

The first step to gaining bench press strength during your chest workouts is to make sure you’re using proper lifting form when you perform it. If you do sloppy bench reps you won’t be building as much real strength in your chest as you would if you used proper lifting form. It’s okay to have your back arched, but you need to keep your behind on the bench when you’re bench pressing. You should also contract your upper back muscles and pull your shoulder blades inward to pop your pecs out. Always lower the weight under control, do not drop it on your chest. When the weight touches your chest try to explode it upward to succeed at building muscle and strength in the pecs.