Ep 31 Seven Fastest Ways to Increase Your Bench w/ Mike Westerdal

Send us Fan MailToday on Strong By Design Podcast Mike Westerdal joins Coach Chris to give us his 7 best tips on how to increase your bench. He dives deep on all things bench press and lays down a solid foundation for you to increase your strength.  They also share some of their personal history together and how Critical Bench was formed.   "I think my best competition lift was a 630-lb bench press, I had some awesome mentors and coaches at that gym (Tampa Barbell) that taught me a lot."   -Mike Westerdal   Subscribe to iTunes Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Time Stamps: 01:32 The history behind Critical Bench08:29 Tip # 1 Elbow positioning 12:02 Tip # 2 Decreasing the range of motion15:14 Tip # 3 Breathing for strength 19:17 Tip # 4  Rep ranges for strength 23:04 Tip # 5 Training Partners26:35 Tip # 5 Muscle activation31:25 Tip # 6 Using your legs33:27 Tip # 7 Frequency 38:08 Why it's important to have a good foundation Resources #1 Bench Press Tip How to Press a Beast Kettlebell Rolling Dunbell Extensions TEXT "STRETCH” to 345345 for the FREE report   Connect with Critical Bench: Facebook Instagram Youtube CriticalBench.com Support the showConnect w/ Critical Bench: YoutubeFacebookInstagramCriticalBench.comCriticalNutritionLabs.comStrongByDesignPodcast.com