Bench Press - To the Chest or not to the Chest?

[Mojooo]

dont forget that you want your elbows to be sort of pointing 45 degrees downward - not out to the side vertical

http://www.askscooby.com/bulking-up-and-gaining-mu...

if you look at the pictures - if you do it the way with the X then you will find it much harder to bring it down - whereas with the tick it will be much easier.

[Warnie]

goldblum said:

There is no relationship between how tall a person is and risk of shoulder pain when bench pressing. If your technique is sound it's very,very unlikely you'll hurt your shoulders, notwithstanding a current injury.
For most people with a medium grip the pectorals are fully stretched before the bar touches the chest. The wider you go the more likely the bar will have to touch the chest before this happens. If you are training for strength,endurance or size you should fully stretch the muscle through its entire ROM for the most benefit.

Your probably right about technique, it may need tweeking, I just put it down to my long arms....

That's my excuse gone! cheers Goldblum