HOW TO BENCH BIG AND SAVE YOUR JOINTS

– To build a bigger bench press, you need to be benching frequently. The problem? To get the frequency needed to make strength and neural adaptations, it won’t leave you with much spare volume to build your chest. If you want to bench press frequently while still being able to do the volume required to build your chest, rotate your bench press variations more frequently. Simply switching bars, grips, and ranges of motion will allow you to keep pressing heavy loads while giving your body a better chance of handling higher volume, muscle-building workouts. This variation, the Swiss bar floor press with a wider grip, does all three.
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A frequent rotation of bench press variations can help you put load across those tissues, but without subjecting those areas to repeated wear and tear. Think about it like this: If the vehicle you drive were to always be turning left, then you’d expect your wheels to be worn more on one side than the other. It’s no different for your body using the same angles, grips, and joint movements