Is it ok, if i put my leg up on the bench while bench press?

Asked by: Shawn Mason

This form is wrong because your stability is bad. It’s very important to keep a stable & core-involved position during your bench press, which means contracting your abs and keeping your feet on the ground, pushing through your heels.

Should you put your legs up when benching?

Why Do People Put Their Feet Up While Benching? People will bench press with their feet up for multiple reasons, but primarily it’s to make the lift harder. As a result, you can use a lighter weight than normal but still have an incredibly challenging workout.

Can I bench press with my legs up?

Well first of all benching with your feet up is not the same as benching with your feet down when your feet are down you're able to plant your feet on the ground. And at your lower back to create more

Why do people bench with legs up?

The feet-up bench press is a popular assistance lift used by powerlifters to improve their bench press. Some of the benefits of this exercise are: Improved core stability. When you can’t use the floor and your legs for stability, you will have to create stability using your core.

Should you keep your feet flat when bench pressing?

Yes, but in my opinion, keeping the feet flat on bench press is optimal as it allows the most stability and control when it comes to utilizing leg drive. Leg drive is one of the hardest skills to learn in powerlifting, and took me almost 4 years to really master.