The Original Bamboo Bench® Pad

I really enjoy this bench pad. It gives me the best of both worlds having the option to have a very thin back pad which I use for most chest pressing, or I can remove it and have the normal grippy back pad when I want to do a powerlifting style flat press. It was an investment for this piece and I hope to keep my shoulders happier longer having this. When using a cambered bar, this feels outstanding getting those shoulders to move more naturally. I will say that this isn't for max flat pressing, although you can but it isn't grippy so cannot get leg drive. But the way I train, I don't always hit normal flat pressing anyway so this pad is on my Rep AB5200 2.0 more than it is not. This is available on turnmatte.com, a German company. It's also useful for movements other than chest pressing - rows, rear delts, supine bicep curls, etc. Some cons - it isn't grippy and it costs a lot to get one of these shipped from Germany. Once I get over 300lbs on this, it compresses a bit and back of my shoulders may touch the bench pad at the bottom of a rep but nothing serious.