Thanks Muskrat, a work in progress
Haha! Thanks for the well wishes!
Yep, I’ll eventually get there raw, but boy has the bench press been a stubborn lift for me!
I haven’t done a terrible amount of benching with it, but coach has identified my triceps as a weak point, so he is going to have me using it more. Overloads the top of the movement and forces you to to really explode at the bottom to get the speed required to overcome your weak point(s). It is easy to misgroove a rep with it though as it is adding that force to your elbows and I’m still getting used to it.
I wouldn’t say that it made the movement a whole lot different. Added a bit of stability difficulty, and the increasing bar diameter made them a tad more comfortable, but not sure it would be enough to make it go from a movement you dislike to one that you like. I do like the cambered bar for squats though!