I was talking to a new client recently about her bench press struggles.
Her story sounded eerily familiar. She had almost exactly the same issues with the bench I had years ago.
Bench press gave me trouble for the longest time. I knew what I was supposed to do, but I struggled to do it.
I was over-tucking my elbows.
I couldn’t use my lats.
My shoulders (sometimes one, sometimes both) would roll forward when I pressed.
My setup looked nice, but something was off.
I was reading a ton and I was getting help from some really strong people. For the most part, everyone was saying the same stuff.
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