Bench Press Grip
Learn how to do a bench press with a medium grip.
Bench press grip. The problem is that lots of guys can t do them without pain. Here we ll break down the four essential set ups any self respecting dench dude needs to know. The neutral grip bench press is a fantastic pressing variation for working around shoulder discomfort and building a strong upper body. Ideally the bar should rest across your palm in line with the base of your thumb and the base of your palm.
Setup on your flat bench like you do for the regular bench press. But grip the bar with your hands about shoulder width apart. Close grip bench press. Meaning that taking a different approach to your press positioning could seriously accelerate chest development.
What about the reverse grip bench press. The risk of injury due to the bar slipping off your hands is just too high. The close grip bench presses is a bench press using a narrow grip. They should be over your shoulders at the top and next to you torso at the bottom.
The bench press is definitely the most popular chest exercise and a staple of almost every chest workout. It s how i m strongest personally i ve benched 455 and 405 5 with a regular grip and 475 and 405 8 with a reverse grip and it s probably a better upper pec developer than bench with a pronated grip. Research has demonstrated in a one rep max bench press test that there s no difference in the pectoralis muscle recruitment with a wide bench press grip. Additionally research showed a large difference in the amount of triceps activation with the 1 5 biacromial distance grip so not only is a wide grip an injury risk but it s a performance reducer.
For the bench press you should always use a full grip and not the false grip. The grip we use when we bench ultimately determines which muscles work the hardest. The reverse grip bench is a forgotten art form.