No its within the rules of powerlifting. As I said in PL the point is to move the most weight. Not to build the pecs.So it is cheating in a sense? I mean when doing flat bench, the point/goal is to activate the pecs. I never felt my lats engaged in a pressing movement, only on pulling movements. But then again i am not into PL, but rather working the targeted muscle and engaging it, so what do i know.
Depends on the fed. I think USAPL requires heels on the floor. Most feds do not.I've never heard of a powerlifter aiming to keep their back flat on the bench. A bit of an arch is a good thing because it takes strain off the shoulders which is beneficial for someone lifting heavy several times a week. My problem with this video is he says to dig your heels into the floor but he doesn't touch his heels to the floor at all (that's an illegal lift).
Yes it would count.So at a powerlifting competition if somebody did this it would count?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxAc97K2I5M
After reading up and looking at videos, the arch i was refering to is not what is being discussed here. The "arch" i am thinking of is where the back is like a rainbow, where the ass is lifted off the bench.
On lats being engaged, maybe inderectly but not like a row or lat pull is engaged directly. Im thinking and coming from a bodybuilding perspective, not powerlifting. Two different animals.
Calling this a benchpress is like calling kipping pull-ups real pull-ups.
Calling walking around on stage in a thong all greased up so other men can pass judgement on your body anything other than gay... uh. Well it's just gayCalling this a benchpress is like calling kipping pull-ups real pull-ups.