As I say, Nicholas Cage certainly made bench pressing Hope Davis in Kiss of Deathlook a lot easier than it is in “real life”. In fact, I can guarantee that you will get nowhere near your bench press max. I would say … See more

Now, once again, we’re led ever so slightly astray by Nick in the video above. You have to remember when bench … See more

I’ve already mentioned that a real live person will typically move a lot when you’re bench pressing them. So, it’s extremely hard to mimic the press you’d perform with a bar. You have to think about it from their point of vie… See more

Finally, and probably most importantly, always have two spotters available to help. If you’re going to bench press a person then at least be sensible about it (okay, I know it’s not exactly a sensible thing to do, but you ge… See more