bench press technique

[powerlifter]

@star61

When in power mode (powerlifting) I fully agree. But for hypertrophy, the bench is essentially a pec exercise for me and I feel I can work the pecs harder if I don’t lock everytime. I do closegrips, dips, and isolation moves for the triceps.

I agree that it depends on the person and the desired training effect. I’m surprised that someone would tell the OP to switch (from which ever way he was doing it) without knowing what he was trying to do.