I have super long arms and that means my bench press is weak as hell, how do I deal with it?

[OrdinaryGentleman]

I can get the barbell off my chest when i go heavy but shoulders are in a bit of a tizzy as they are weak and locking out is the biggest problem. So tricep exercises? I do skull crushers but that's about it. maybe some cable push downs. Shoulders, barbell OHP, dumbells as well.

[Polocrew]

6'3 with 6'5 wingspan chekin in, And you would if you really can fgit. Manlets have it eadier to bench and squat and well deadlift, Don't start holding it too wide you'd stop hitting targeting chess that way lol just keep doing till u get ur bench up

[bryon]

How wide are you placing your hands on the bar? It could be that your lock up is caused by your hand placement being too wide. Try to tighten it up a bit and see it they helps

[bryon]

I don't have the reach that you do and trying to press with my arms out wide kills me from the word go. How ever if I can keep my arms tucked in closer to my body it works wonders

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Thanks man i think the less spaced out on the bar my hands are, the better, so i should focus on tricep and shoulder excercises

[bryon]

At my age I'll take any advantage I can get lol

[Mustachekitteh]

Best to not do a bench press until you build up muscle in your shoulders. So maybe for now focus on strength training your shoulders?

[140597]

Work on building your shoulder muscles first you could do shoulder press, lateral raises, front raises maybe some shoulder shrugs.

[Anonymous]

Well at least you have a big wingspan. Just build up the muscles in the shoulders first.

[Mario21]

Have u tried holding the bars wider?

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Puts too much strain on the shoulders and rotator cuff

[Mario21]

Wait are u benching with the free bar or the one that attached to a bunch of shit? Cuz that could be the problem

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Free ballin