@madscientistofmuscle: Are you unracking the bar "wrong" when you bench press heavy? This simple change in focus can help fix that. You might find yourself pushing the bar UP and over the ends of the J hooks in order to get the bar unracked. This can potentially cause your shoulders to protract (push forward) and lose that ideal retracted position. This tip will help you address that. Now, bench press has never been my strongest exercise... so I've had to learn all I can in order to maximize every single facet of it in order to be able to press the heaviest weights I'm capable of. I can't brute force it... I have to get technical. And it IS a very technical lift, especially once you start going heavy on it (a max bench press rep is very different than a press for reps). This tip can help you get setup more effectively and, in turn, bench press more weight. --------------- Want a bigger bench press FAST? Try this free 3 week specialization program... Link in bio #benchpress #barbellbenchpress #benchpresstips #biggerbenchpress #nicknilsson

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