Here I am at the National Strength and Conditioning Associations European Conference 2025! I was looking forward to Boyd Epley making the opening address, and he delivered. One of the NSCA founders, he also started Husker Power which became the blueprint for NCAA strength and conditioning programmes. His book, The Path to Athletic Power1 had a […]
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Part 1 outlined the benefits of using a chest-width grip the bench press. Namely, the potential for higher bar speeds thanks to the biomechanical advantage of strong muscles coordinating long levers. Chest passes, jabs, blocking and shoving opponents are among the sports skills that rely on a horizontal pushing motion similar to the bench press.
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If you answered to increase strength, that is a very good reason. Resistance training is the most effective way to increase strength. Strength improves performance1 and decreases injury risk.2 If you answered to increase lean muscle mass, that is also a good reason. Muscle mass is a pre-requisite for increasing strength in trained individuals. Muscle
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