: Arching the back during bench press How dangerous is arching your back while doing a bench press? I've seen tons of guys in the gym who greatly arch their back off the bench, assumedly to assist with the lift. Is this bad,

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Here's a link to Ripptone explaining how much to arch the back: www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lBNeeeTId1M
Some people have a 'big' arch, this is the person using the legs/hips to drive the bar, usually intended to push heavy weight. So, neither is wrong, it depends on what your goal is: building strength or building ego by moving heavy weight. (butt and shoulders should be touching)