Cressey Performance: EC - 350 Bench Press

[asianfaceish]

not bad

[AAAngus1]

Eric is pound for pound one strong as hell guy. Trains with Tool playing as well so gets extra bonus points :-)

[jskrabac]

lol, I don't think his ass is actually off the bench guys...you forget he's got a powerlifters ass so he's got alot of posterior padding...It just looks like it

[justinp766]

Cressey when is the 405 bench coming ??

I know you got it in you!

[Danielpowelifting]

one of this days going to lift that number

[Dodo5981]

perfect form :D

[kinfolk321]

I don't compete, but I use powerlifting bench style to protect my shoulders. It hurts my lower back for days after benching with a huge arch like that, so I only arch as much as I can without pain, it's pointless to have a huge arch if it hurts your back and you don't even compete. Bodybuilding bench style is great to emphasis the chest if your shoulders can handle it. Powerlifting bench style really saves the shoulders. They both have its place.

[meattrain88]

Bodybuilders who do no reading on strength and power have no idea that when your butt comes off the bench like in the video that you are only squeezing the glutes and you are not using the lower back. The human has a natural lordodic curve so your back is never flat to be technical. Would you keep your back flat and not arched when you do a squat or deadlift?? Bodybuilders with no knowledge make me laugh. It's great to see all the juiceheads who struggle with real compound lifts.

[streetfightchamp07]

bullshit song choice....

[crv26]

does that hurt your back?

[SMWhit3out]

Wow, I guess strength has no correlation to size. Back to hypotheropy!

[zachmley46]

I do compete, and his form is flawless.

[cooldude96531]

his ass isn't off the fucking bench

[optimusleonidas1]

how old are you and how much do you weigh?

[interzonemantra]

nothing better than some tool music while working out :)

[smic311]

good PL technique, but not an elite-level lift

[smithy005smithy]

doesn't look a good technique thou pushing up with your legs cause too much pressure on your spine try keep your legs off of the floor

[iHateSally]

@smithy005smithy lol at everything you said

[wilyenn]

nice bench except squat is the real lift...

[tennisfan4201]

his ass is at least 3 inches off the actual bench at least. I still must say it was a good lift though. I'm just saying if his back was flat he could probably only do 320 imo

[wutsrealgood]

@tennisfan4201 ya his ass is off the bench in every bench video.. glad ur the only one who pointed it out.. id say he'd only do 275 wit a flat back and ass on the bench.

[ProstigeWorldwide]

@wutsrealgood lol you guys are fuckin haters hes powerlifting so hes using as much of his body as possible to get the bar up hes not a bodybuilder so who the fuck cares if his ass comes off the bench oh and do you a degree in kinesiology from UCONN? cuz guess who does... yep Eric Cressey

[d1ez3]

nice tool in the background

[Wiegieboard]

Good going man. How many times bodyweight are you pushing there?

[sicklebums7]

My cousin can bench press 405 and leg press 1500 and he only weighs 198 lbs.

[Kromlic]

My goldfish can bench press over 9000 pounds, and because I put it on a youtube comment, it makes it both relevant and factual.

[FormPolice]

good form

[projekt84]

is that a perfect circle? be nice if they'd play that in my gym

[zsar7290]

Nope, it's Tool.

The song is called Forty-Six & 2.

[dogboston]

this looks like two plates and a ten on each side which is 245lbs, unless I'm missing something

[p30000]

Nah dude, its three 45 pound plates on each side, one 10, one 5, and one 2.5 on each side. so 6*45+2*10+2*5+2*2.5+45 = 350 (the 45 at the end is the weight of the bar)

[froggbuster]

yea u are, 2 extra plates

[lordi]

wt about the bar?

[dogboston]

2x 45's and 1x 10 on each side of a 45 lb bar is 245 lbs total. this does not look like 350lbs.

and form police, look at his arched back, that wont fly in real lifting competitions.

[taoist32]

Actually that's one type of bench press technique they do use in powerlifting competitions. I've done it competing and they don't take points off for it.

[Wiegieboard]

Do you mean his glute and heel position? The way that you can't verify if his glutes are in contact with the bench?

[Fisterbear]

I'm not sure about the form, though I would trust Cressey over you, but that is clearly 3X45. Try moving your 14 inch monitor's resolution up to 800X600. 640X400 doesn't cut it any more.

[yamanmustafa]

What a penis, i'm willing to bet both my testes you've never been to a powerlifting competition. Why are you even commenting on if someone's bench won't pass in a comp if you don't know what will pass in a comp?

[lordi]

dude thats how powerlifter bench its to decrease the distance of the bar or something.. im not a powerlifter but i think eric cressy has it down as regards to form.. he knows what hes doing...

[Heavylifter81]

Not bad at all, great job!

[revholbee]

Eric, great lifts. What's your body weight on the bench above and the 600 dl video?

[ja7toronto]

hey eric why do you put your feet that back ahead and bend your back as much?

[tigerak02]

you must compete in the USAPL, EC

[BmoreSanDaKng]

awesome song choice....