Originally Posted by HDTVKSS
not knowing much of sweet FA about weight, but how important is core strength to a bench press? i would imagine verry, and the only real combining factor between all the guys mentioned would be thier core strength...
It's more relevant to sqautting and DLs. Bench is a fully supported lift....all tris, shoulders and pecs.
Powerlifters use a lot of back arch and extreme techniques, but these are guys moving 500lbs+