Bands are fine if you have them.
Bending the bar in is just a gripping technique. After racking, just pretend you are bending the ends of the bar towards one another across the horizontal plane. This tension generally moves the elbows into a better position, which saves the shoulders more.
I had a good Youtube video on this but lost it
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