Increase Bench Press By Up To 20 lbs. With Simple Exercise

How would you like a spike in upper-body power and a more powerful bench press after only a few workouts? Yes, I know adding 20 lbs. to your bench press in that short of time sounds unattainable, especially if you have been fighting with the same poundages for a while. 90% of the time people get stuck in a plateau because of a certain muscle weakness that is very easy to strengthen. This weakness is not in the shoulders, chest or triceps, but rather a small group of muscles called the rotator cuff.

The responsibility of the rotator cuff muscles is to support and stabilize the shoulder joint. These muscles protect the shoulder joint stability while performing the bench press and all other upper-body movements. If your rotator cuff muscles are underdeveloped, they become the weak link in your upper-body lifts and your pressing strength suffers, or you could also suffer a injury due to the extreme force put on such a small underdeveloped muscle during  heavy pressing exercises.

In order to strengthen your rotator cuff muscles and get that upper-body power surge you will need to perform direct rotator cuff exercises. Once you incorporate these exercises into your workout (two to three sets twice per week) for a few weeks, you will begin to see increased strength gains in your pressing movements. After a few weeks of consistent rotator cuff exercises you will be stunned with your new found benching power!

Give these exercises a shot for a few weeks and hopefully you will see yourself busting through that stubborn plateau you have been battling with for months.

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