My training partner and I recently completed an intense high volume training session where I showed him the proper form and he commented how he didn't feel any pain in his shoulder whatsoever. I explained to him that if you're using the proper form when you're bench pressing the shoulders do not come into play as much as you would think. If you're bench pressing and you're feeling shoulder pain this an indicator that you're not performing the exercise properly. If you're lowering the bar too high on your chest this is incorrect. Many bodybuilders will tell you this is good form and stresses the upper pecs but this is wrong. Bench pressing in this manner will eventually lead to injury as you get stronger and increase the weight that you're able to lift. Check out what good form looks like. You must be careful to minimize how much you engage your shoulders during the lift and you can do this by making sure that you have a good arch and lower the bar just underneath the nipples. It will feel uncomfortable at first if you've never benched in this manner but stay with it and it will eventually become easy and increase how much you can bench press.
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