Snowman
Level 6 Valued Member
Before anyone asks, I do have Taming Bent Press and have read it cover to cover. I just have a couple quick questions for anyone with experience in the lift, and I'd be tickled to hear what @Iron Tamer has to say if he's hanging around.
1) There's lots of spinal rotation going on. I presume that most of this should be thoracic spine rotation, but I would also imagine that some lumbar rotation is occurring too. Currently I try to minimize lumbar rotation as much as possible, and am working the rib pull/bretzel to that end, is that what I should be doing?
2)Typically, in a hip hinge movement, we keep shoulders above the hips in order to more efficiently produce force. In the bent press, it seems very normal for the shoulders to come down level with the hips. Is this due to the relatively lighter load (compared to a deadlift), or is this just one of those "this is how we've always done it, and it's always worked" sort of things (which is fine by me)? Or is it something else?
1) There's lots of spinal rotation going on. I presume that most of this should be thoracic spine rotation, but I would also imagine that some lumbar rotation is occurring too. Currently I try to minimize lumbar rotation as much as possible, and am working the rib pull/bretzel to that end, is that what I should be doing?
2)Typically, in a hip hinge movement, we keep shoulders above the hips in order to more efficiently produce force. In the bent press, it seems very normal for the shoulders to come down level with the hips. Is this due to the relatively lighter load (compared to a deadlift), or is this just one of those "this is how we've always done it, and it's always worked" sort of things (which is fine by me)? Or is it something else?