Touch the chest on bench press? AND upper chest or mid chest low position.

[UCSMiami]

Sometimes I do and sometimes I do not. Pros and Cons from coming that low to about 1-2" off the chest?

Same with bar low position in relation to chest.

 

[sespress]

Sometimes I do and sometimes I do not. Pros and Cons from coming that low to about 1-2" off the chest?

Same with bar low position in relation to chest.

Not sure about pro and con in general but my shoulder does funny things if I put it down onto the chest as opposed to about 2" above. My shoulder is effed though, but that could speak to a higher stress position in general.

 

[so1970]

To save that shoulder try having your elbows pointed more towards the front

 

[dds]

If u are a competing powerlifter, then yes to touching the chest. If it hurts ur shoulders to touch ur chest then look into fixing ur shoulders instead of short syroking the BP

 

[rob112]

Tough question. If you are 100% flared, chest isn't up, you are not touching sternum area, it could be really hard to comfortably touch the chest. Depends on form and what you are trying to do I guess. I touch sternum.

 

[TheMovement]

The better question is what purpose does Bench pressing have in your program or workout?

 

[bigmacdaddy18]

I touch, feels like that "tap" motivates me to drive the bar back up.

 

[Hyde]

If u are a competing powerlifter, then yes to touching the chest. If it hurts ur shoulders to touch ur chest then look into fixing ur shoulders instead of short syroking the BP

100% this.