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Written by Ivy Knight Many women who bench press for powerlifting struggle. There's probably science behind it but to be honest, I don't know what it is. What I do know is that for many years I struggled, specifically with power off the chest. But I learned a few things...

Written by Corey Knight Learn to love bench! Your mind set plays a major role in progress. If you consistently tell yourself, your friends and your coach that you hate bench then you will probably suck at it. Change your perspective. Can you approach the bench from a research perspective?...

Written by Sarah Strong More people than ever are lifting in home gyms right now. And while there are many perks to lifting at home, there are also some challenges. One big challenge is being a powerlifter and doing heavy bench press on your own. I’ve been guilty of lifting...

Written by Coach Ben of Big Benchas Adequate foot placement and the ability to create leg drive in the bench press is something I see plaguing lifters with difficulty. It is one of the hardest technical aspects involving the bench press. Even when you have leg drive down, you run...

Written By Nick Benerakis Jen Thompson is not only considered one of the greatest female benchers but one of the greatest benchers of our time period, male or female. Her resume speaks for itself, with multiple IPF world records, and multiple championships. She has a competition best of 319.7 lbs...

  Written by: Lindsay McGuire, MS, CSCS, PT, DPT Many powerlifters and athletes, in general, have one side or limb that is stronger and more stable than the other. In powerlifting, many of us have this blatantly pointed out during the bench press. One common biomechanical error that occurs during...

Written by Strength Coach and State Champion Powerlifter Christina Myers, MS Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention with special guest commentary by Dr. Sloan Beard, DC, MS Sports Science and Rehabilitation. Why the controversy? If you follow any female powerlifters on social media, chances are you’ve happened across a video of...

by Gage Reid of Nova Strength Ask any Powerlifter what the hardest lift to improve is and 9 times out of 10 you'll hear, "the Bench Press". Although there are a few outliers in the sport, Jen Thompson is an excellent example, but for the most part the Bench is...

  Written by Gage Reid of Nova Strength In Powerlifting it's constantly preached to perfect your form in such a way as to put yourself in the best possible position to perform a lift with maximal weight and precision with the highest success rate possible. In the Bench Press, this could...

  Article by Gage Reid (Nova Strength) Photo by 10Leaves   If you're a Female Powerlifter, then you have experienced the heart crushing, bone rattling feeling of hitting that tricky Bench Press plateau. Many girls reach this plateau at the 135-155lb mark and it could take weeks, months and sometimes even...

Article by  Deanna Gerdesmeier Photo by 10Leaves As a female who is passionate about the sport of powerlifting, I tend to be asked a lot of questions about the major differences between women and men in the sport. My answer is always “Actually, not that much.”  Aside from interesting research by Dr....