Reverse grip. Good? Bad?

[genxsis]

I've heard about using a reverse grip on excercises is a good thing because it recruits different muscles. But now that I've been using it, I've noticed pain in some excercises such as doing tricep curls and bench (among others). When I bench, the pain is in my shoulders, and when doing tricep curls, my wrists hurt enough to make me stop long before my my muscles do.

Does anyone else here use a reverse grip? How has it been for you?

[magnumfreak]

I typically will only do reverse grip curls but I don't have any pain from doing them. Maybe drop the weight a little and let the bodyparts that are hurting strengthen up some.

[hapkido]

I love reverse inside grip shoulder wide grips/Bench
And alt tri cable push downs.

[ChocoChick]

I've heard about using a reverse grip on excercises is a good thing because it recruits different muscles. But now that I've been using it, I've noticed pain in some excercises such as doing tricep curls and bench (among others). When I bench, the pain is in my shoulders, and when doing tricep curls, my wrists hurt enough to make me stop long before my my muscles do.

Does anyone else here use a reverse grip? How has it been for you?

I use reverse grip on triceps pressdowns. I don't use it on bench because it seems like it would be uncomfortable. I have twigs for wrists, though, so that could be why.

Is triceps curl = skullcrusher? Seems like a reverse grip would put the emphasis on the biceps more than triceps...

[LR3]

reverse grip may not be good for all exercises. if it feels akward, i would avoid it, or go with very light weights at first. it would seem that some reverse grips would put your arms in an odd position and possibly risk injury to some joints.

[hapkido]

Reverse grip' great! Love it/

[hapkido]

Hapkido and Kimsquit,

If you BOTH don't quit this, you will BOTH be banned. I don't care who started what, I am stopping it. Do not reply to my message. Just end it right now. Be warned. I am serious.
This is the over 35's, show some maturity!!

[empresscat]

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Now - as to reverse grip... I am a newbie, but there's one thing I learned from my father (who is a physician's assistant, and has worked in rehabilitation) that I can definitely apply to bodybuilding: if it hurts, don't do it.

If an exercise feels like it's harming you, not just that it's difficult, then you are not doing a good movement for your body. Either there is a problem with the form, or it's just not something that suits you personally.

[Baldsnake]

Do I smell a lock down and a boot??

[hapkido]

Did I fail to kiss rear...................Really no rep points for meO,,,,,,,,my

[lukamar]

Hap you should possibly spend the rest of the evening here as it appears you may be having a re-occurrence of your previous problem this evening. The holidays can be hard on a lot of people for a lot of reasons but striking out at those who could help you is not the way to handle it.

[hapkido]

........quotes edited out by Titania.......

Now - as to reverse grip... I am a newbie, but there's one thing I learned from my father (who is a physician's assistant, and has worked in rehabilitation) that I can definitely apply to bodybuilding: if it hurts, don't do it.

If an exercise feels like it's harming you, not just that it's difficult, then you are not doing a good movement for your body. Either there is a problem with the form, or it's just not something that suits you personally.

I can not do it////////////

[hapkido]

Do I smell a lock down and a boot??

We worked it out.
Bless you all, and Happy New Year

[genxsis]

Thank you for the replies! There are some excercises that work out pretty well for me reverse gripped. Bent-over-row is one of the best. Bicep curls is another as long as I use dumbells and not the straight barbell. The others I think I'll have to stick with the normal way only.