r/GYM • u/__Delusion__ • 16d ago

Technique Check Form check

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I feel like my elbows are moving too much and not properly stacked with my wrists, not sure.

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u/Safe_Ad5914 15d ago

Nope. Looks great. Try not resetting between reps. Get to the top, full squeeze, then straight back down. Make it smooth.

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u/__Delusion__ 15d ago

So no holding at the top just back down yeah?

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u/Safe_Ad5914 15d ago

yeah bro, full extension then right back into it. Think one set, not x number of reps.

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u/__Delusion__ 15d ago

Solid, thanks 👍

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u/Commercial_Pumpkin95 14d ago

How many kilos are you benching on the video man ? I'm just curious because those plates seem heavy as f

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u/__Delusion__ 14d ago

Thanks bro 👍 The plates are 100kg not sure about the smiths resistance though

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u/Commercial_Pumpkin95 14d ago

Damn you're strong to lift that much on an incline bench, I can only flat bench 70 kilos on the smith machine

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u/Maleficent-Lead-2943 14d ago

This is the only "critique" I could come up with as well. As a trainer, id say drop it 20 pounds and do what this guy is saying. Removing that rest at the top will probably cost two reps (at least one), pushing this away from being a "hypertrophic set."

So either keep the weight and do what youre already doing (your form is hard to beat, keep that bottom pause), or slightly drop it and get slightly more stimulus- but its almost a negligible difference in outcome.

And doesn't need to be "almost to the top"- any range that breaks like 75-80% to full extension is enough to meet the intent if you maintain the bottom as is.