Leg Drive in the Bench Press | Get a Bigger Bench

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Forgetting to use your legs when you bench or just not sure how? In this video - our 4th in a series of Saturday Shorts on fixing the bench - Starting Strength Coach Phil Meggers quickly discusses and demonstrates how to drive with your legs when benching.

(A Blast from the Past video originally published on 10/15/22)

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FIX Your Bench Press in Under 2 Minutes: Shoulder Position

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Are your terrible shoulders ruining your bench press? In this video - our third in a series of Saturday Shorts on fixing the bench - Starting Strength Coach Phil Meggers quickly discusses and demonstrates how to correct your shoulder positioning.

(A Blast from the Past video originally published on 10/08/22)

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FIX Your Bench Press in 1 Minute: Bar Path

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Is your bench press bar path - which should NOT be vertical - ruining your lift? In this video - our second in a series of Saturday Shorts on fixing the bench - Starting Strength Coach Phil Meggers quickly discusses and demonstrates how to solve this problem.

(A Blast from the Past video originally published on 10/01/22)

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Use This Grip for a BIGGER Bench Press and Press!

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What is a compression grip, and why should you use it for the bench press and the press? Starting Strength Coach Phil Meggers explains in the first video in our series on the correct grip for each lift.

(A Blast from the Past video originally published on 09/26/22)

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FIX Your Bench Press in Under 1 Minute! (Establish the Correct Focal Point)

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Is your focal point - or lack thereof - destroying your bench press? In this video - our first in a series of Saturday Shorts on fixing the bench - Starting Strength Coach Phil Meggers quickly discusses and demonstrates how to solve this problem.

(A Blast from the Past video originally published on 09/24/22)

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FIX Your Bench Press in under 2 Minutes: STOP Benching Vertically

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Are you bench pressing with a vertical bar path? Don't. Starting Strength Coach Phil Meggers why this is a problem and how to fix it.

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