One of the recent newsletters posed the question, “To arch or not to arch,” in the bench press, and the StrongFirst forum had some thoughts on that subject.

But is the question “to arch or to bridge?”

The bridge floor press from the StrongFirst Barbell Fundamentals online course is a powerful pressing alternative, and for the next week, you can access this module of the course for free.

Learn more about the bridge floor press: 

• The most efficient alternative to the bench press when a bench or a rack is unavailable.

• How it improves performance on the regular bench press.

• How to properly execute this very safe pressing exercise when training alone.