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If I ever see anyone's feet moving or shifting while benching, it's a HUGE red flag   That's telling me that there is a disconnect with the tightness and drive they're creating!   If you're creating tension and pushing horizontally across the bench pad, there is no way you'd have the ability to move your foot or your entire position would collapse.   If you have the ability to move your foot, you're likely not creating near enough push with your legs, or your hips are putting weight on the pad   An important thing to note is that your...

A common issue I see with leg drive is an athlete reaching up to the bar using their legs, and not their chestDoing this will cause you to bridge off the bench and often lose contact with your hips Instead...Push back with your legs and reach with your chest! You should actively try to lift your sternum to the bar as your legs continue to push backDoing this will keep your position, maintain your back tightness, and keep your hips from lifting up!✅ We specialize in helping our lifters simplify their lifting. See continuous progress and remain injury free! Let...

This is something I call the 100 to 120 concept!Most lifters make the mistake of conserving leg drive throughout the set up process and upon the descent.Don't leave anything back here! 100 to 120 is all about using your leg drive to the fullestNot only to put force into the bar, but for stability and maintaining positioning as well. Perhaps the 2 most overlooked benefits of leg drivePositioning is everything, that's your spring off the chest!120 is all about upon the press if you have anything left to give, summon it all and explode through that weight!This is the best...

One thing I see quite often with foot positioning and leg drive, is that lifters who adopt a feet flat stance (which I love to coach) tend to go too wideHow do you know if you're too wide? You end up with so much passive tension on the outside of your hips that you can't possible push your knees out anymoreWhat happens as a result is the back of the foot starts to lift, and likewise you won't be able to engage your hips properlyOnly go as wide as your mobility will allow. Your feet need to remain flat and...

This is something that will help you if you're struggling with leg drive, stability, or keeping your hips down on the pad!I see many lifters take a feet close "leg extension" type approach to leg drive. While that's not wrong, or bad, I do think often times it leaves things to be desiredI teach this feet out, wide style of leg drive not as the end all be all, but simply as an alternative option which I think is a lot easier for the large majority to gain an appreciation for the details of leg driveOpening your stance is like...