As you inhale, lower the bar to
your mid chest (having it touch your chest is optional).
I often hear, «Doctor, when I walk the treadmill at 2 mph I feel fine, but when I elevate it to 3 mph I sense a tightness or pressure in
my mid chest.»
Press the palms of your hands together in «prayer position» and keep the thumbs against
the mid chest to increase the opening of the hips.
Lie back on the bench with handles lined up with
your mid chest.