What is a bench shirt??

[gingko]

A shirt will help protect your shoulders and help you get the weight of your chest.
*** All the rest of the pushing you have to do on your own.
*** If your strong enough to take over when the shirt stops.
***** It does not help through out the entire lift. *****

Basically, So if you can’t press 405 off a 2-3 board the shirt will not miracle it up there for you. You will not be able to press it with any shirt.

:gun Blowing up myths. :work

[ag-guys]

Would a bench shirt help during normal chest workouts for folks with bad shoulders like myself?

Yes. I have a problem with that, which I won't elaborate on, but a bench shirt has helped me tremendously. I don't have a super tight one, in fact, you can't even tell I wear one. I recommend a poly over the denim for those purposes. Maybe a size or two bigger than what you would normally wear for a powerlifting competition.