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My recollection is that some study of the bench press, and the angle of usage 
vs the potential for "injury" on the bench press overall based on your 
biacromial measurement was presented in one of the NSCA Journals recently - if 
anybody has a link to that study or means of presenting it here, perhaps it 
would be more of an objective item vs the opinions of such powerlifters as 
shown below, many of whom rely on other supportive items, e.g. multiply shirts, 
to prevent injury and require the mechanical alteration to their styles to 
ALLOW THE SHIRTS TO BREAK.

There is also the item of the arching vs the flat bench press styles, which 
also has some impact on angles of elbow and also hand positioning.  

Much depends on the nature of your question, to optimize your OWN personal 
mechanics or to emulate a style of a lifter who may not have your build, or 
your tolerance for risk (some now make money doing this).  There is also the 
question of your usage or rejection of steroids and other chemical means to 
"enhance" your lifting, which may add to your risk profile regarding the bench 
press.

In my own experience as a lifter and a coach, I have examined the bench style 
and positioning of the athlete first, noticed any obvious weak spots, any 
imbalances in the pressing motion, and worked with them to make them more 
comfortable and find their best position for them personally.  Like the squat 
and deadlift, I strongly believe in tailoring form to the individual and not 
emulating blindly some lifter for whom that particular form works exceptionally 
for, absenting the same mechanics and other factors present in the emulated 
lifter overall!

The Phantom
aka Linda Schaefer, CMT, CSCS, competing powerlifter
Denver, Colorado, USA


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From: "Anthony Pitruzzello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
Mark,

If you Google some of the recent bench press champions (e.g., Ryan Kennelly,
Scot Mendelson, and Shawn Lattimer) you will find online interviews, links
to their websites, books they have written, etc. discussing bench press
technique and training. I'm attaching a file that contains an interview
with Shawn Lattimer. I believe he briefly discusses elbow position in that
piece.

Hope that helps.

Anthony Pitruzzello, Ph.D.
Chicago, IL

[Mod: Please note that all attachments are deleted by Yahoo Groups. Could you 
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Many thanks.]

On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Can someone point me in the direction of a good analysis of elbow
> position during bench press? Thanks.
>
> Mark Cotton
> New Jersey, USA
>

 

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