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Originally Posted by Eric3237
I know pure powerlifters would disagree with this. Dave Tate would adamantly say to keep the bar in a straight line. The shortest distance between two points of course. If I was a powerlifter I'd probably see it the same.
I've also read these same powerlifters say that avoiding the J line and keeping the bar in a straight line lessens the strain on the shoulders. But for the life of me I can't understand how forcing the bar into a straight line when what it wants to do is travel in an arc helps your shoulders any.
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In my phone interview with Matt Reynolds, we went into depth about the J line. He said in the past they thought it was best to have the bar travel the least amount of distance by going straight up and down. Recently, they have changed their minds about the J line and it's now becoming more and more popular for the RAW bencher. I'm not too sure that applies to a shirted bench. I have a bad memory!
