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Keep Your Elbows Tucked During the Bench Press

May 8, 2014 by Nick Leave a Comment

Keep Your Elbows Tucked During the Bench Press

A common belief is that the bench press is a “shoulder killer” (sort of how squats are supposedly bad for your knees – complete BS), and this couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s not the bench press itself that’s bad for your shoulders (unless you have a pre-existing shoulder injury), but the way YOU […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: bench, bench press, elbows, joint health, pressing strength, shoulder health, Strength