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Home » bench press » Stop Upper Back from Slipping after Bench Setup

Stop Upper Back from Slipping after Bench Setup

August 28, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Grip it rubber mesh helf lineHere is a neat tip if your überhuman leg drive gives you trouble staying in your proper bench press position.

Use piece of shelf liner rubber mesh.

The tip comes from Vincent Dizenzo:

If you are having trouble sliding on the bench, head to your local Sears and buy the rubber mesh that goes in the bottom of a tool drawers. Just keep a piece in your gym bag on throw it on the bench where your upper back and head go. I always use it now, you’ll never slide with that stuff on the bench.

(via Syncharmony)

Update: John Phung also approves.

Update: Reader Jonas adds:

I use my mobility Rubber Band around the bench. Works perfectly.

Here is the rubber band version.

Filed Under: bench press, equipment, tips, tools

About Gregor Winter

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Comments

  1. Roy Logan says

    August 28, 2012 at 20:08

    good tip. how often you benching gregor? i incline bench maybe twice a week on days where I dont jerk

    • GregorATG says

      August 28, 2012 at 22:13

      My schedule is Press, Deadlift, rest or Squat, Bench, Squat, rest – repeat.

      • Roy Logan says

        August 29, 2012 at 21:24

        i hurt my back power jerking a new PR yesterday. i train every other day tho and change weekly. like one week is cleans only, one week is snatch only, and one week is jerk only but squatting basically every workout

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